testdebutagainst deliveries columns testcap catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling tenfor country club heightft fivefor batting name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international nickname clubnumber role testdebutdate lasttestagainst source date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches heightinch article_title
india balls 276 44787 3648 196 4 579 2 0 / -- / -- 102 / -- 24 / -- 1989 -- 2007 2005 -- 2006 1996 7 july 1970 slow left arm orthodox -- 9 n/a n/a england kent central districts 5 -- 30 0 0 right-handed min patel 1996 minal mahesh patel bombay -lrb- now mumbai -rrb- , india tests fc la t20 true diamond 77 bowler 6 june india http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18458.html cricinfo 1970 7 7 yes 45 3945 269 18 1996 1 630 88 15 9 july 0/0 0/17 0/0 0/0 2 208 85 9 7 min patel

min patel

minal mahesh patel -lrb- born 7 july 1970 -rrb- is a retired indian-born cricketer ; who made 2 appearances in test cricket for england .
he was a right-handed batsman and a slow left arm bowler , who primarily played for kent .
born in bombay -lrb- now called mumbai -rrb- , and educated in england at dartford grammar school and later manchester polytechnic , patel 's first-class debut for kent came at the tail-end of the 1989 english cricket season , in a match against high-flying middlesex .
he became a regular in the kent side over the following seasons , and in 1994 and 1995 `` took wickets for fun '' ; indeed in 1994 he was the leading wicket-taker in england with 90 at a bowling average of 22.86 .
pitches at kent 's home ground , the st lawrence ground , began to be prepared specifically for the spin bowling of patel and carl hooper , despite the home side also boasting a seam attack of alan igglesden , martin mccague , dean headley and duncan spencer .
1996 saw patel make his test debut against the country of his birth , india .
one of seven players to make their debut in the match at edgbaston , patel struggled to make an impact on a green wicket , only bowling ten overs in england 's eight wicket win .
left out for the second test at lord 's , he returned for the third test at trent bridge .
again , patel struggled on a pitch not suited to spin bowling , however he managed to take his maiden -lrb- and last -rrb- test wicket ; that of sanjay manjrekar , caught by graeme hick .
patel 's career looked to be in jeopardy during 1997 , when a combination of injuries sustained while teaching pe and whilst batting for his club side ruled him out for most of the season .
he returned the following season , and performed consistently for them through the following eight seasons .
patel joined central districts for one season over the winter of 2005/2006 , where he proved a useful asset in the side 's state championship victory , taking six wickets in the final .
this came after he had been mentioned in relation to a possible recall to the england squad as cover for ashley giles on the tour of pakistan .
following a recurring elbow injury , he announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the start of the 2008 season .
on 18 february 2009 he married alison hardwick .
on 9 may 2011 , min patel visited dartford grammar school , where he was a student , for the grand opening ceremony of the cricket nets .
many guests and pupils joined him and mr oakes , the headmaster , in order to open the nets .
