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.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).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.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.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.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.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.
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External links Player profile and statistics at CricketArchive Player profile and statistics at ESPNcricinfo