Dipak Patel (New Zealand cricketer)

This article is about the cricketer born in 1958. For other uses, see Dipak Patel.

Dipak Patel
Personal information
Full name
Dipak Narshibhai Patel
Born (1958-10-25) 25 October 1958
Nairobi, Kenya Colony
BattingRight-handed
BowlingOff-break
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsKaushik Patel (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 161)20 February 1987 v West Indies
Last Test17 March 1997 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 56)18 March 1987 v West Indies
Last ODI20 May 1997 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976–1986Worcestershire
1985/86–1994/95Auckland
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2014–2017Papua New Guinea
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 37 75 358 347
Runs scored 1,200 623 15,188 5,567
Batting average 20.68 11.75 29.95 19.32
100s/50s 0/5 0/1 26/66 1/17
Top score 99 71 204 125
Balls bowled 6,594 3,251 47,767 12,158
Wickets 75 45 654 250
Bowling average 42.05 50.24 33.23 32.99
5 wickets in innings 3 0 27 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/50 3/22 7/46 5/27
Catches/stumpings 15/– 23/– 193/– 102/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2017

Dipak Narshibhai Patel (born 25 October 1958) is a Kenyan-born former New Zealand cricketer, who played 37 Test matches and 75 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand cricket team.

Since retiring in 1997, Patel has coached at a provincial (first-class) level in New Zealand, notably for Central Districts and the New Zealand under-19 team.

Patel's brother Kaushik represented Staffordshire from 1994 to 1996; while his cousin Harshad represented Worcestershire in 1985.

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