Samarth Patel

{{short description|Kenyan cricketer (born 1988)}}

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

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Samarth Patel

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| fullname = Samarth Chandrakant Patel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-spin

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| country = Kenya

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2011

| date = 2 February

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/216/216148/216148.html CricketArchive

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Samarth Chandrakant Patel (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan cricketer who made his debut for the Kenyan national side in 2011.

Patel was born in Nairobi to a family of Indian descent.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/308413.html Kenya / Players / Samarth Patel] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016. He played for the Kenyan under-19s at the 2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship in South Africa, and opening the batting alongside Jeshani Naran scored 189 runs, the most for his team (and fourth overall).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/6/Africa_Under-19_Championship_2007/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2016. In the final against Namibia, he scored 92 runs from 119 balls, out of a team total of 218.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/124/124406.html Kenya Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s], Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Patel's debut for the Kenyan senior team came in July 2011, in a limited-overs game against the United Arab Emirates that was part of the World Cricket League Championship.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/216/216148/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Samarth Patel] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2016. He came in tenth in the batting order on debut, and scored only four runs.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/engine/match/518071.html ICC World Cricket League Championship, 5th Match: Kenya v United Arab Emirates at Nairobi (Gym), Jul 25, 2011] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Patel made his first-class debut a few days later, in an Intercontinental Cup game against the same side. He scored 30 runs in the first innings and 14 in the second.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/engine/match/516841.html ICC Intercontinental Cup, Kenya v United Arab Emirates at Nairobi (Gym), Jul 28-31, 2011] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2016. In the 2011–12 East Africa Premier League, Patel played for the Nairobi Buffaloes.