Aneesh Kapil

Aneesh Kapil
Personal information
Full name Aneesh Kapil
Born 3 August 1993 (1993-08-03) (age 18)
Wolverhampton, England
Nickname Simba[1]
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years Team
2010–present Worcestershire (squad no. 22)
First-class debut 10 August 2011 Worcestershire v Sussex
List A debut 22 May 2011 Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 3 5 6
Runs scored 105 85 26
Batting average 21.00 21.25 13.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 54 44 13
Balls bowled 126 102 54
Wickets 4 2 3
Bowling average 26.00 64.50 17.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/64 1/18 3/9
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2011

Aneesh Kapil (born 3 August 1993, Wolverhampton, England) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. A right handed batsman and right hand fast-medium pace bowler he made his first class debut for Worcestershire against Sussex in August 2011.

County career

Kapil's first competitive appearance for Worcestershire came in a List A game against Yorkshire in May 2011. He scored 44 from 55 balls, ending up second top scorer for Worcestershire as they posted a disappointing 155. Kapil bowled 5 overs in the reply going for 21 in a seven wicket defeat.[2] Kapil made his Twenty20 debut in June 2011 playing against Lancashire in an 8-run loss at Old Trafford.[3] On 29 June 2011, Kapil played in a T20 match against Northamptonshire, Kapil claimed 3 wickets for 9 runs restricting Northamptonshire to 129 as Worcestershire won by 6 wickets.[4] In July 2011, Kapil played in five youth one-day Internationals for England U-19. His best performances came in the second and fifth games. In the first Youth ODI Kapil starred with the ball taking 4 runs for 36 as England won by six wickets.[5]. In the fifth ODI, Kapil scored 54 runs from 45 balls in a one-wicket loss for England.[6] Kapil played in a first-class match against Lancashire in August 2011; he took 3 wickets and scored 31 in the match as Worcestershire lost by 98 runs.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Aneesh Kapil". Worcestershire CCC. http://www.wccc.co.uk/squad/aneesh-kapil. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Worcestershire v Yorkshire". ESPN Cricinfo. 22 May 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/492286.htm. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Worcestershire v Lancashire". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 June 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/492365.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  4. ^ "Worcestershire v Northamptonshire". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 June 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/492448.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "England U-19 v South Africa U-19". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 July 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/492539.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  6. ^ "England U-19 v South Africa U-19". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 July 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/492542.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  7. ^ "Worcestershire v Lancashire". ESPN Cricinfo. 17-20 August 2011. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/316/316371.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 

External links

Worcestershire County Cricket Club – current squad