Samit Patel

Samit Patel

Patel fielding for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the County Championship
Personal information
Full name	Samit Patel
Born	(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 32) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Akhil Patel (brother)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 651)	26 March 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	1 November 2015 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 207)	18 August 2008 v Scotland
Last ODI	27 January 2013 v India
ODI shirt no.	29
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–present	Nottinghamshire
2016-	Rajshahi Kings
2017-	Peshawar Zalmi
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 36 170 208 Runs scored 151 482 9,648 5,084 Batting average 16.77 32.13 36.96 33.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 22/47 4/28 Top score 42 70* 256 129* Balls bowled 858 1,187 19,374 6,667 Wickets 7 24 251 192 Bowling average 60.14 45.45 39.70 30.50 5 wickets in innings 0 1 3 2 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a Best bowling 2/27 5/41 7/68 6/13 Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/– 111/– 59/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 May 2016

Samit Rohit Patel (born 30 November 1984) is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he plays first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Patel made his One Day International debut for England in August 2008, however was later dropped from the side after failing to meet fitness levels. After an absence of 2 and a half years, he returned to the ODI side in 2011 and made his Twenty20 International debut, before becoming the 651st player to represent England at Test cricket by winning his first cap on the tour of Sri Lanka in 2012.

Samit Patel was born in Leicester on 30 November 1984, to Rohit and Sejal. His parents originated from Gujarat, India, where he has relatives. Patel's brother Akhil (b. 1990) has also played for Nottinghamshire, making his debut in 2009. Patel was educated at Eastwood Comprehensive School but later studied at Worksop College in north Nottinghamshire where he was a member of the 1st XI cricket team for five seasons. Whilst at the College, Patel represented England at under 15, under-17 and under-19 levels. He helped them record wins over such schools as Repton, Manchester Grammar School and Shrewsbury School and such clubs as the MCC.