Hitesh Mehta

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Hitesh Mehta
Personal information
Full name
Hitesh Sukhlal Mehta
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Nairobi, Kenya Colony
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored56
Batting average 28.00
100s/50s–/–
Top score33
Balls bowled162
Wickets 3
Bowling average 31.66
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling3/72
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2021

Hitesh Sukhlal Mehta (born 1959) is a Kenyan architect and former first-class cricketer.

Mehta was born to an Indian family in Nairobi in 1959. [1] He represented the East Africa cricket team in four matches in the 1979 ICC Trophy, before going on to represent the Kenya national cricket team in the 1982 and 1986 competitions, representing Kenya in twelve ICC Trophy matches. [2] He also made one appearance in first-class cricket for Kenya against the touring Pakistan Starlets at Nairobi in 1986. [3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 33 runs in the Kenyan first innings by Nadeem Ghauri, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 23 runs by Mohsin Kamal. With his right-arm off break bowling, he took 3 wickets for 72 runs in the Starlets first innings. [4] Alongside his cricket career, Mehta worked as an eco-architect and was featured in National Geographic Adventure , which identified him as one of five sustainable tourism pioneers in the world in 2006. He wrote a book on ecolodges in 2010, Authentic Ecolodges, which was published by HarperCollins. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pier, Meg. "Kenyan Eco-Architect Hitesh Mehta & the Web of Life". www.peopleareculture.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Hitesh Mehta" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Hitesh Mehta" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kenya v Pakistan Starlets, 1986" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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