Raghuvir Patel

{{short description|Kenyan cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Raghuvir Patel

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| fullname = Raghuvir Mothibhai Patel

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1944}}

| birth_place = Kenya

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| role = Wicket-keeper

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| country = East Africa

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1972–1982

| date = 2 February

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26667/26667.html CricketArchive

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Raghuvir Mothibhai Patel (born 1944) is a Kenyan former cricketer who played internationally for East Africa, including at the 1982 ICC Trophy. He played as a wicket-keeper.

A regular player for Kenya in regional tournaments, Patel first played for East Africa in 1972, when he toured in England with the team.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26667/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Raghuvir Patel] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2016. He played his one and only first-class match in January 1974, against a Marylebone Cricket Club team that was returning the tour.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26667/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Raghuvir Patel] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2016. In the match, Patel had little success with the bat, but did have future England captain Mike Brearley out caught behind from the bowling of Vasant Tapu.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33969.html East Africa v Marylebone Cricket Club], Marylebone Cricket Club in East Africa 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2016. He did not again play internationally until the 1982 ICC Trophy in England, where he shared the wicket-keeping duties with Narendra Thakker. He was one of the few East African players at the tournament with first-class experience.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26667/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Raghuvir Patel] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2016.