Min Patel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Min Patel

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1970

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Min Patel

  • Minal Mahesh Patel (born 7 July 1970) is a retired Indian-born English cricketer who made two appearances in Test cricket for the England cricket team.
  • He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left arm bowler, who primarily played for Kent County Cricket Club.
  • As of 2018 he is the Second XI coach at Kent. Born in Bombay (now called Mumbai), and educated in England at Dartford Grammar School and later Manchester Polytechnic, Patel's first-class cricket debut for Kent came at the end of the 1989 English cricket season, in a match against Middlesex.
  • He became a regular in the Kent side over the following seasons, and in 1994 and 1995 "took wickets for fun"; indeed in 1994 he was the leading wicket-taker in England with 90 at a bowling average of 22.86.
  • Pitches at Kent's home ground, the St Lawrence Ground, began to be prepared specifically for the spin bowling of Patel and Carl Hooper, despite the home side also boasting a seam attack of Alan Igglesden, Martin McCague, Dean Headley and Duncan Spencer.1996 saw Patel make his Test debut against the country of his birth, India.
  • One of seven players to make their debut in the match at Edgbaston, Patel struggled to make an impact on a green wicket, only bowling ten overs in England's eight wicket win.
  • Left out for the second Test at Lord's, he returned for the third Test at Trent Bridge.
  • Again, Patel struggled on a pitch not suited to spin bowling, however he managed to take his maiden (and last) Test wicket; that of Sanjay Manjrekar, caught by Graeme Hick.Patel's career looked to be in jeopardy during 1997, when a combination of injuries sustained while teaching PE and whilst batting for his club side ruled him out for most of the season.
  • He returned the following season, and performed consistently for them through the following eight seasons.Patel joined Central Districts for one season over the winter of 2005/2006, where he proved a useful asset in the side's State Championship victory, taking six wickets in the final.
  • This came after he had been mentioned in relation to a possible recall to the England squad as cover for Ashley Giles on the tour of Pakistan. Following a recurring elbow injury, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the start of the 2008 season.

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