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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Tikendra Patel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|10|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| nickname =
| family =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role =
| club1 = [[Bedfordshire County Cricket Club|Bedfordshire]]
| year1 = 1983–1985
| club2 = [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]]
| year2 = 1985–1986
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 15
| runs1 = 222
| bat avg1 = 10.57
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 47
| deliveries1 = 12
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| date = 25 July
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18788.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Tikendra Patel''' (born 9 October 1965) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] former first-class [[cricket]]er.

Patel was born at [[Ahmedabad]], later attending [[Queen's College, Oxford|Queen's College]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31912/31912.html |title=Player profile: Tikendra Patel |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-07-25 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] at [[University_Parks#Cricket_ground|Oxford]] in 1985. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until the end of the 1986 season, making a total of fifteen appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31912/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Tikendra Patel |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-07-25 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He scored a total of 222 runs in his fifteen matches, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 10.57 and a high score of 47.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31912/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tikendra Patel |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-07-25 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In addition to playing first-class cricket, Patel also played [[Minor Counties of English and Welsh cricket|minor counties cricket]] for [[Bedfordshire County Cricket Club|Bedfordshire]] from 1983–85, making four appearances in the [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31912/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html |title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tikendra Patel |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-07-25 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=18788}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Tikendra}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Bedfordshire cricketers]]
[[Category:Oxford University cricketers]]

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->Red Director: Adding short description: "Indian cricketer" (Shortdesc helper)