36 Facts About Samit Patel

Samit Rohit Patel was born on 30 November 1984 and is an English cricketer.

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

Samit Patel was born in Leicester on 30 November 1984, to Rohit and Sejal.

Samit Patel's parents originated from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, where he has relatives.

Samit Patel was educated at Eastwood Comprehensive School but later studied at Worksop College in north Nottinghamshire where he was a member of the 1st XI cricket team for five seasons.

Whilst at the college, Samit Patel represented England at under 15, under-17 and under-19 levels.

Samit Patel remained on the fringes of selection, however his level of fitness prevented his selection.

Since making his debut for Nottinghamshire at the age of 16, Samit Patel has featured consistently in the team, in both first-class and List A matches.

Samit Patel became the only man in the history of the English Twenty20 competition to claim a double-wicket-maiden, when Nottinghamshire played Derbyshire at New Road, Worcester in 2006.

In January 2010, Samit Patel signed a three-year deal with Nottinghamshire.

On 17 September 2020, in the 2020 t20 Blast, Samit Patel played in his 100th consecutive T20 match for the Notts Outlaws.

Samit Patel joined Midlands rivals Derbyshire on a two-year contract and was named as the club's white ball captain.

Samit Patel made his debut for England's senior one-day team in a match against Scotland on 18 August 2008.

Samit Patel remained part of England's ODI team for the series against South Africa later that summer, taking the notable wicket of Herschelle Gibbs in the first ODI of the series at Headingley.

Samit Patel scored a run a ball 28 in reply, but England lost by 158 runs.

Samit Patel made 26 in the third ODI as England were bowled out for 240, and again failed to make an impact with the ball.

England lost the final game of the series, with Samit Patel not required with the bat and he again failed to make an impact with the ball.

Samit Patel was recalled to the England squad in June 2011 to face Sri Lanka in a T20I and five ODIs.

Miller explained that Samit Patel had been selected due to "excellent form and plenty of hard work".

Samit Patel played in the one-off game against Ireland, which England won by 11 runs on the DL Method.

Samit Patel was named in the England squad which enjoyed success over India on home soil.

Samit Patel had been in the preliminary list for the player auction ahead of the 2012 Indian Premier League but opted to withdraw to concentrate on English domestic cricket as participating would have meant missing up to seven County Championship matches.

Samit Patel was not required to bat in the third game, as England recorded a nine wicket victory.

England won the fourth game by nine wickets, although Samit Patel did not pick up a wicket.

Samit Patel made scores of two and nine and was dismissed each time by a spin bowler.

Samit Patel took a wicket in the second innings to help put England in control and they went on to win the match.

Samit Patel was selected for the final two matches of the series against Australia.

Samit Patel played in England's final match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, when he topped score with 67 as England reached 150,19 runs short of Sri Lanka's total.

Samit Patel played in the first Test against India, but struggled with bat and ball.

Samit Patel only bowled one over in the second innings as England won by eight wickets.

Samit Patel scored an unbeaten 30 in the next match but England were bowled out for 158 and lost the match.

Samit Patel was dismissed for a duck in the next match as England suffered a seven wicket defeat.

Samit Patel played a limited role in the next match, scoring just one and bowling just three overs as England lost by five wickets.

Samit Patel played in the two T20 internationals against New Zealand.

Samit Patel kept his place for the next match, but was expensive, bowling two overs for 20 runs.

Samit Patel was run out for six with the bat and New Zealand won by 55 runs.