Samarth Chandrakant Patel (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan cricketer who made his debut for the Kenyan national side in 2011.
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Samarth Chandrakant Patel |
| Born | 17 December 1988 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin |
| International information | |
| National side |
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 February 2016 | |
Patel was born in Nairobi to a family of Indian descent.[1] He played for the Kenyan under-19s at the 2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship in South Africa, and opening the batting alongside Jeshani Naran scored 189 runs, the most for his team (and fourth overall).[2] In the final against Namibia, he scored 92 runs from 119 balls, out of a team total of 218.[3] Patel's debut for the Kenyan senior team came in July 2011, in a limited-overs game against the United Arab Emirates that was part of the World Cricket League Championship.[4] He came in tenth in the batting order on debut, and scored only four runs.[5] Patel made his first-class debut a few days later, in an Intercontinental Cup game against the same side. He scored 30 runs in the first innings and 14 in the second.[6] In the 2011–12 East Africa Premier League, Patel played for the Nairobi Buffaloes.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Kenya / Players / Samarth Patel – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Batting and fielding in Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Kenya Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ List A matches played by Samarth Patel – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Championship, 5th Match: Kenya v United Arab Emirates at Nairobi (Gym), Jul 25, 2011 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ ICC Intercontinental Cup, Kenya v United Arab Emirates at Nairobi (Gym), Jul 28-31, 2011 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016.