Upendra Patel

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Upendra Patel
Personal information
Full nameUpendra Raojibhai Patel
Born1942 (age 79–80)
Uganda Protectorate
BattingUnknown
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored111
Batting average 111.00
100s/50s1/–
Top score105*
Balls bowled66
Wickets 2
Bowling average 39.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling1/31
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2022

Upendra Raojibhai Patel (born 1942) is a Ugandan former first-class cricketer.

Patel was born in Uganda Protectorate in 1942. Patel made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the East Africa cricket team against the touring Indians at Kampala in 1967. [1] Batting at number seven, he scored an unbeaten 105 in East Africa's first innings total of 308 all out, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by B. S. Chandrasekhar, having been promoted up the batting order to number four. With his medium-fast bowling, he took the wickets of Farokh Engineer and Budhi Kunderan, to finish with match figures of 2 for 78. [2] Between 1967 and 1971, Patel also played minor matches for Uganda. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Upendra Patel" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "East Africa v Indians, 1967" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Teams Upendra Patel played for" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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