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{{Short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Min Patel
| country = England
| full_name = Minal Mahesh Patel
| nickname = Diamond
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|7|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], India
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 7
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Slow left arm orthodox]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 6 June
| testdebutyear = 1996
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 579
| lasttestdate = 9 July
| lasttestyear = 1996
| lasttestagainst = India
| club1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
| year1 = 1989–2007
| clubnumber1 = 77
| club2 = [[Central Districts Stags|Central Districts]]
| year2 = 2005/06
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 45
| bat avg1 = 22.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 27
| deliveries1 = 276
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 180.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/101
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 208
| runs2 = 3,945
| bat avg2 = 17.37
| 100s/50s2 = 0/17
| top score2 = 87
| deliveries2 = 44,787
| wickets2 = 630
| bowl avg2 = 30.64
| fivefor2 = 30
| tenfor2 = 9
| best bowling2 = 8/96
| catches/stumpings2 = 102/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 85
| runs3 = 269
| bat avg3 = 9.96
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 27[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 3,648
| wickets3 = 88
| bowl avg3 = 30.69
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/20
| catches/stumpings3 = 24/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 9
| runs4 = 18
| bat avg4 = 6.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 8
| deliveries4 = 196
| wickets4 = 15
| bowl avg4 = 17.13
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/26
| catches/stumpings4 = 0/–
| date = 13 November
| year = 2007
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18458.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Minal Mahesh Patel''' (born 7 July 1970) is a retired Indian-born English [[cricket]]er who made two appearances in [[Test cricket]] for the [[England cricket team]]. He was a right-handed [[batsman]] and a [[Left-arm orthodox spin|slow left arm]] bowler, who primarily played for [[Kent County Cricket Club]]. As of 2018 he is the Second XI coach at Kent.

Born in [[Bombay]] (now called Mumbai), and educated in England at [[Dartford Grammar School]] and later [[Manchester Metropolitan University|Manchester Polytechnic]], Patel's [[first-class cricket]] debut for Kent came at the end of the [[1989 English cricket season]], in a match against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/51/51857.html|title=Kent v Middlesex at Canterbury, 1989|access-date=2008-05-04|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> He became a regular in the Kent team over the following seasons, and in [[1994 English cricket season|1994]] and [[1995 English cricket season|1995]] "took wickets for fun";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128687.html|title=Got him!|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|author-link=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref> indeed in 1994 he was the leading wicket-taker in England with 90 at a [[bowling average]] of 22.86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1994_f_Bowling_by_Wickets.html|title=First-class Bowling in England for 1994 (Ordered by Wickets)|access-date=2008-05-04|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> Pitches at Kent's home ground, the [[St Lawrence Ground]], began to be prepared specifically for the spin bowling of Patel and [[Carl Hooper]], despite the home team also boasting a [[Seam bowling|seam]] attack of [[Alan Igglesden]], [[Martin McCague]], [[Dean Headley]] and [[Duncan Spencer]].<ref name="bp">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/3/3716.html|title=Brief Profile of Min Patel|access-date=2008-05-04|author=Matthew Reed}}</ref>

1996 saw Patel make his Test debut against the country of his birth, [[Indian national cricket team|India]]. One of seven players to make their debut in the match at Edgbaston,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153533.html|title=1997 – England v India|author=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|author-link=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref> Patel struggled to make an impact on a green wicket, only bowling ten overs in England's eight wicket win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/63713.html|title=1st Test: England v India at Edgbaston, Jun 6–9, 1996|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref> Left out for the second Test at [[Lord's]], he returned for the third Test at [[Trent Bridge]]. Again, Patel struggled on a pitch not suited to spin bowling, however he managed to take his maiden (and last) Test wicket; that of [[Sanjay Manjrekar]], caught by [[Graeme Hick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/63715.html|title=3rd Test: England v India at Nottingham, Jul 4–9, 1996|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref>

Patel's career looked to be in jeopardy during 1997, when a combination of injuries sustained while teaching [[Physical education class|PE]] and whilst batting for his club team ruled him out for most of the season.<ref name="bp" /> He returned the following season, and performed consistently for them through the following eight seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2359/f_Bowling_by_Season.html|title=First-class bowling in Each Season by Min Patel|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref>

Patel joined [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] for one season over the winter of 2005/2006, where he proved a useful asset in the team's [[New Zealand first-class cricket championship|State Championship]] victory, taking six wickets in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/NZ_LOCAL/STCHAMP/SCORECARDS/WELL_CD_STCHAMP_03-07APR2006.html|title=Final: Wellington v Central Districts at Wellington, 3–7 Apr, 2006|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref> This came after he had been mentioned in relation to a possible recall to the England squad<ref name="bp" /> as cover for [[Ashley Giles]] on the [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06|tour of Pakistan]].

Following a recurring elbow injury, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the start of the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/336752.html|title=Min Patel announces retirement|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2008-05-04}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=18458}}

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