| Rishi Patel | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Rishi Ketan Patel |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Chigwell, Essex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg break |
| Club1: | Essex |
| Clubnumber1: | 12 |
| Club2: | Leicestershire |
| Club3: | Birmingham Phoenix |
| Year3: | 2024 |
| Clubnumber2: | 26 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 26 March |
| Debutyear1: | 2019 |
| Debutfor1: | Essex |
| Debutagainst1: | Cambridge MCCU |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 28 April |
| Debutyear2: | 2019 |
| Debutfor2: | Essex |
| Debutagainst2: | Hampshire |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 43 |
| Runs1: | 2,319 |
| Bat Avg1: | 34.10 |
| 100S/50S1: | 5/8 |
| Top Score1: | 179 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 25/– |
| Matches2: | 30 |
| Runs2: | 790 |
| Bat Avg2: | 27.24 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/3 |
| Top Score2: | 161 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 19/– |
| Matches3: | 58 |
| Runs3: | 1,234 |
| Bat Avg3: | 23.28 |
| 100S/50S3: | 2/2 |
| Top Score3: | 104 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 17/– |
| Date: | 19 August 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/857653.html Cricinfo |
Rishi Ketan Patel (born 26 July 1998) is an English cricketer.[1] He has played for Essex's Second XI side, and signed a professional contract with Essex in 2018.[2] [3] He made his first-class debut on 26 March 2019, for Cambridge MCCU against Essex, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[4] He made his List A debut on 28 April 2019, for Essex in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5] In October 2020, he was signed by Leicestershire County Cricket Club on a three-year deal.[6] Patel made his Twenty20 debut on 10 June 2021, for Leicestershire in the 2021 T20 Blast.[7]
On 9 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket,[8] leading Leicestershire to defeat Yorkshire for the first time since 1910 by three wickets.[9]