- Brijal Patel
Infobox Cricketer
nationality = Kenya
country = Kenya
country abbrev = KEN
name = Brijal Patel
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
batting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Slow left-arm orthodox
balls = false
tests = -
test runs = -
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = -
test overs = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = -/-
ODIs = 28
ODI runs = 330
ODI bat avg = 17.36
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 44
ODI overs = 165
ODI wickets = 4
ODI bowl avg = 40.75
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 2/20
ODI catches/stumpings = 7/-
date = 5 May
year = 2006
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24776.htmlBrijal Jagdesh Patel (born
November 14 ,1977 inNairobi ) is aKenya ncricket er. He is a right-handed batsman and a part-time slow left-arm bowler.Though his batting can sometimes let him down (he has a first-class batting average of just 7, and has passed fifty just once for his country), his first-class fielding rarely lets him down. This can be partially attributed to the skill of his father, who is a former international wicketkeeper. He made his ODI debut on
August 19 2001 againstWest Indies , at 23 years of age. He has played club cricket inEngland forCranleigh , and was recently recalled to the touring squad toZimbabwe , in February2006 , after being dropped.He has played in 5 wins for
Kenya , againstIndia ,Sri Lanka ,Bangladesh andZimbabwe . His most memorable batting performance is a very impressive 42 against the world champions,Australia in2002 . His highest ODI batting score is 44, which was scored againstZimbabwe in2002 . With the ball his best achievements are the prized scalps ofHerschelle Gibbs andShaun Pollock . In the field his most impressive dismissals areSanath Jayasuriya ,Marlon Samuels andSourav Ganguly . Patel has toured in provincial teams to bothIndia andSouth Africa . For theKenya ODI team he has toured toSouth Africa ,Zimbabwe ,the United Arab Emirates andSri Lanka . He was also in the tour squad for theICC Trophy inMalaysia .
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