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Full name Jeetan Shashi Patel
Born May 7, 1980, Wellington
Current age 28 years 10 days
Major teams New Zealand, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

27*

22.33

136

49.26

ODIs

11.40

106

53.77

T20Is

3.00

64.28

First-class

841

58*

17.16

List A

206

9.80

Twenty20

4.57

118.51

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

869

404

3/107

4/141

36.72

2.78

79.0

ODIs

1446

1207

3/11

33.52

5.00

40.1

T20Is

163

223

3/20

18.58

8.20

13.5

First-class

11055

5195

126

6/32

41.23

2.81

87.7

List A

3503

2802

4/47

38.38

4.79

47.9

Twenty20

349

410

3/17

21.57

7.04

18.3

Career statistics

Test debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town, Apr 27-May 1, 2006 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Aug 31, 2005 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v England at Auckland, Feb 5, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1999/00

Last First-class

England Lions v New Zealanders at Southampton, May 8-11, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v England at Auckland, Feb 5, 2008 scorecard

The son of Indian parents, but born and brought up in Wellington's eastern suburbs, offspinner Jeetan Patel was fast-tracked into the New Zealand side after John Bracewell, the coach, identified him as the sort of slow bowler who could be effective at the death. Patel first played for Wellington in 1999-2000, bowling 59 overs and taking 5 for 145 against Auckland on his debut. Three middling seasons followed, and he seemed to be heading nowhere, with an average in the mid-forties. But then he took 6 for 32 against Otago in the last State Championship match of 2004-05, propelling Wellington into the final against Auckland, which they lost. Suddenly good judges were noting his ability to make the ball loop and drift, not unlike a right-handed Daniel Vettori. Bracewell took him to Zimbabwe for a one-day tournament in August 2005, and he played nine ODIs during the season, in eight being either the super-sub or the subbed-out player, as his batting - although better than when he began - is underwhelming. At home his 2 for 23 from ten overs throttled Sri Lanka at Wellington, and won him the match award, then three wickets at Christchurch helped subdue West Indies too. All this put Patel in line for a first Test cap, which came against South Africa at Cape Town in April 2006. And he had a nice long bowl, wheeling down 42 overs and removing Graeme Smith, Boeta Dippenaar and AB de Villiers at a cost of 117 runs. His bowling in tandem with Vettori produced some of New Zealand's best spells of the 2007 CB Series as the pair often dried up the runs. Patel's efforts in Australia, combined with his athletic and enthusiastic fielding, earned him a place at the World Cup in the West Indies where he played six matches.
Cricinfo staff May 2007

Apr 29, 2008

Jeetan Patel shelters from the cold and wet © Getty Images

Apr 23, 2008

Jeetan Patel arrives at Heathrow airport © Getty Images

Apr 9, 2008

Jeetan Patel is bowled by Hamish Bennett for a duck © Getty Images

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