Kalpesh Patel (Kenyan cricketer)

Summary

Kalpesh Ashok Patel (born 18 July 1985) is a former Kenyan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals for the national side, although he had no success in either.

Kalpesh Patel
Personal information
Full name
Kalpesh Ashok Patel
Born (1985-07-18) 18 July 1985 (age 38)
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 32)20 March 2006 v Bangladesh
Last ODI23 March 2006 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 2 4 2
Runs scored 1 96 1
Batting average 1.00 19.20 1.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 1* 24* 1*
Balls bowled 30 327 30
Wickets 0 3 0
Bowling average 75.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/58
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/0 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2017

Patel's ODIs are the only List A games he played, but he appeared four times at first-class level. He took only three wickets, but did dismiss Scotland's Gavin Hamilton in both innings of a match during the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[1]

Patel once promised to become a very good cricketer: Andy Moles watched him play at Under-19 level and compared his bowling style with that of Terry Alderman, although he felt that his future was probably more as a batting all-rounder. Moles also praised Patel's "superb" fielding.[2]

He did not play any major cricket since 2006.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Kenya v Scotland in 2004". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ^ Moles, Andy (November 2005). "Profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2009.

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