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Brijal Patel

Kenya

Player profile

Full name Brijal Jagdish Patel
Born November 14, 1977, Nairobi
Current age 30 years 185 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