- Dipak Patel
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For the former Zambian Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Industry, see Dipak Patel (politician). For the Cumberland cricketer, see Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1961).
Dipak Kumar image = Personal information Full name Dipak kumar Born 25 October 1958
ctg, BangladeshNickname Dipak Batting style Right-handed batsman Bowling style Off-break Role All-rounder Relations Kaushik Patel (brother) International information National side New Zealand Test debut (cap 161) 20 February 1987 v West Indies Last Test 17 March 1997 v Sri Lanka ODI debut (cap 56) 18 March 1987 v West Indies Last ODI 20 May 1997 v Sri Lanka Domestic team information Years Team 1976–1986 Worcestershire 1985/86–1994/95 Auckland Career statistics Competition Test ODI F-c List A Matches 37 75 358 347 Runs scored 1200 623 15188 5567 Batting average 20.68 11.75 29.95 19.32 100s/50s –/5 –/1 26/66 1/17 Top score 99 71 204 125 Balls bowled 6594 3251 47767 12158 Wickets 75 45 654 250 Bowling average 42.05 50.24 33.23 32.99 5 wickets in innings 3 – 27 1 10 wickets in match – – 2 – Best bowling 6/50 3/22 7/46 5/27 Catches/stumpings 15/– 23/– 193/– 102/– Source: CricketArchive, 7 February 2010 Dipak Narshibhai Patel (born 25 October 1958 in Nairobi, Kenya) played 37 Tests and 75 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand cricket team.
A stylish middle order batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Patel started playing for Worcestershire in 1976, having moved to England in 1968. He continued to play for them until 1986, playing 236 first-class matches, scoring 9734 runs at 29.23, and taking 357 wickets at 36.66.[1][2]
Patel emigrated to New Zealand in 1986, although he had spent the last six winters in New Zealand, and this enabled him to qualify to play international cricket for New Zealand straight away. In the 1985/86 season, his first playing for Auckland, he scored 174 on debut, the highest ever debut score for the province.[3] In his first two seasons in New Zealand, he scored 1234 runs at 38.56 and took 42 wickets at 26.69, so it was no surprise that he was called up to the Test team.
Patel made his Test debut against the West Indies in 1987; he scored 18 and 20, both times being dismissed by Courtney Walsh, and bowled 3 overs.[4] He made his ODI debut in the series that followed.[5] His highest score in Tests came when he was run out for 99 against England in 1992.[6] His best bowling figures of 6 for 50 also came in 1992 against Zimbabwe.[7]
In the 1992 World Cup, he was used as an opening bowler, initially against Australia, in an attempt to counteract the tactic of hitting over the in-field during the first 15 overs. This strategy paid off, and he was often used in the same role in other matches.
Since retiring in 1997, he has coached at a provincial (first-class) level in New Zealand, notably for Central Districts and the New Zealand under 19 team.
Patel is not related to current New Zealand international cricketer Jeetan Patel.
References
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding for each Team by Dipak Patel". www.cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1860/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "First-class Bowling for each Team by Dipak Patel". www.cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1860/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Scorecard: Canterbury v Auckland". www.cricketarchive.com. 1986-01-06. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46750.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Scorecard: New Zealand v West Indies". www.cricketarchive.com. 1987-02-20. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48340.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Scorecard: New Zealand v West Indies". www.cricketarchive.com. 1987-03-18. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48400.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Scorecard: New Zealand v England". www.cricketarchive.com. 1992-01-18. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55357.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Scorecard: Zimbabwe v New Zealand". www.cricketarchive.com. 1992-11-07. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/56/56588.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
New Zealand squad – 1987 Cricket World Cup New Zealand squad – 1992 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists New Zealand squad – 1996 Cricket World Cup Categories:- 1958 births
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- Kenyan emigrants to New Zealand
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- People from Nairobi
- Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup
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