Northamptonshire County Cricket Club are delighted to welcome Krish Patel to the club on a 2-year rookie contract.
A top-order batter, Patel has impressed in the 2XI in recent weeks, hitting 13 boundaries on his way to a classy 95 at Wantage Road against the South Asian Cricket Academy, as well as 63 against Durham 2XI in a thrilling final day run chase.
2XI Head Coach Graeme White was pleased with the start Patel made and is excited at what’s still to come.
“We were really pleased with him coming in against SACA and Durham, he really showed his quality and what a good player he is which was exciting,” White said.
“It was an encouraging start and at only 18 we hope he can contribute a lot in the future so it’s exciting times.”
Born in Kingston upon Thames, Patel came through the ranks at Surrey and made his List A debut in the 2023 Metro Bank One Day Cup against Essex and White believes he has the ability to be a success at the club.
“He’s come off a very strong conveyor belt of cricketers coming through the Surrey academy having been involved there for many years.
“He has the calibre so let’s hope we can nurture that, help improve what he already has at the minute so he can bring us lots of success going forward.
“Krish has fitted in really well and is an ambitious young man which is exciting so we hope we can set a platform for that for many years to come.
Head Coach John Sadler was happy to get Patel on board.
“Krish is a very good prospect who has come through the academy system at Surrey,” Sadler said.
“He is another talented youngster with huge potential and we are delighted that he has chosen to join us at Northamptonshire.”