Samit Patel

Samit Rohit Patel (born 30 November 1984) is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler, he plays first-class cricket for Derbyshire 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+12 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
Patel in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Samit Patel
Born (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
NicknameSammi, Pehalwan
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAkhil Patel (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 651)26 March 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last Test1 November 2015 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 207)18 August 2008 v Scotland
Last ODI27 January 2013 v India
ODI shirt no.29
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2023Nottinghamshire
2013Warriors
2013Mohammedan Sporting Club
2016–2017Rajshahi Kings
2017/18Wellington
2018–2019Islamabad United
2019Glamorgan (on loan)
2019/20Melbourne Renegades
2020–presentLahore Qalandars
2020Dambulla Viiking
2021–presentTrent Rockets
2021St Lucia Kings
2021Galle Gladiators
2022Trinbago Knight Riders
2023-PresentSylhet Strikers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 36 231 245
Runs scored 151 482 12,692 6,270
Batting average 16.77 32.13 35.65 35.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 26/64 8/33
Top score 42 70* 257* 129*
Balls bowled 858 1,187 26,909 8,319
Wickets 7 24 357 225
Bowling average 60.14 45.45 38.23 33.29
5 wickets in innings 0 1 5 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 2/27 5/41 7/68 6/13
Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/– 140/– 70/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 September 2020

In June 2021, during the 2021 t20 Blast, Patel became the first English player to do the double in T20 cricket of taking 250 wickets and scoring 5,000 runs.

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