Background
He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire and was educated at Outwood Grange Academy.
He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire and was educated at Outwood Grange Academy.
University of Durham.
Patel is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. While studying for his degree in Sports at Durham University, Patel made his first-class debut for Durham MCCU against Nottinghamshire in 2010. He made two further first-class appearances for the team in 2011, against Warwickshire and Yorkshire.
In his seven first-class matches, he scored 167 runs at an average of 13.91, with a high score of 32.
With the ball, he took a three wickets which came at an overall cost of 271 runs.