Full name Brijal Jagdish Patel
Born November 14, 1977, Nairobi
Current age 30 years 184 days
Major teams Kenya,Premier Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
31
25
3
360
44
16.36
736
48.91
0
0
46
1
7
0
First-class
17
28
2
194
59
7.46
0
1
10
0
List A
51
39
5
438
44
12.88
0
0
13
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
31
8
165
163
4
2/20
2/20
40.75
5.92
41.2
0
0
0
First-class
17
831
504
3
1/47
168.00
3.63
277.0
0
0
List A
51
495
432
15
3/19
3/19
28.80
5.23
33.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Kenya v West Indies at Nairobi (Gym), Aug 19, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Aug 15, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Canada v Kenya at King City (NW), Jul 29-Aug 1, 2006 scorecard
List A debut
1996/97
Last List A
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Aug 15, 2006 scorecard
Profile
An extremely limited top-order batsman, Brijal Patel can consider himself fortunate to have been given such a long run in the Kenyan side when he has yet to deliver. In more than 40 innings for Kenya he has passed fifty only once, and his first-class average of under 10 speaks volumes. But at least Patel's fielding rarely lets him down. For this he can look to his father, JC Patel, who bestowed upon him a good pedigree as a former international wicketkeeper. The junior Patel has some international experience, having toured India and South Africa for provincial teams. He spent his summer in 2005 with Cranleigh in Surrey, England, and was a shock recall to the side when Kenya toured Zimbabwe in February 2006. He was not in the reckoning, but Roger Harper, the coach, needed a slow left-armer for net work and Patel answered the call to such good effect that he was reinstated.
Cricinfo staff February 2006
