An irrepressible enthusiast, Capel was a batsman who bowled but, because of his dual role, found himself pushed down the order.
[1] He joined Northamptonshire in 1980 as an "apprentice cricketer" without much experience and made his first-class debut in 1981 against the visiting Sri Lankans.
He dismissed Viv Richards three times in his career, as well as forming part of the pace quartet which won in Jamaica in 1989–90.
He became the head coach of the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2006, replacing Kepler Wessels.
On 2 July 2012, Northants Cricket sacked him from the position of head coach of the club following the conclusion of the 2012 Twenty20 Cup.
[14] However, his contract was extended by the BCB, and he served as Bangladesh women's team head coach until 2018.