Background
He was born in Harrow, London and educated at Merchant Taylors" School, Northwood.
He was born in Harrow, London and educated at Merchant Taylors" School, Northwood.
Loughborough University.
Patel is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Patel made his first-class debut for Middlesex against Oxford MCCU in 2010. In that same season he also made his List A debut against the touring Australians.
These remain his only appearances for Middlesex to date.
In 2011, while studying for his degree in Economics at Loughborough University, he played first-class cricket for Loughborough MCCU, making three appearances against Leicestershire and Kent. His four first-class appearances for the team have so far seen him score 42 runs at an average of 14.00, with a high score of 19 not out.
With the ball, he has taken 12 wickets at a bowling average of 30.66, with best figures of 3/25.