Born: 21stJanuary 1951, Gujarat, India.
Major Teams: Western Air Command, Indian Air Force.
Known As: Ken Patel.
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat.
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium.
Other: Umpire (CCA Umpiring Certification Chairman).
Profile:
- Ken Patel is one of Canada's Leading Umpires.
- An ACU&S Member since 1995.
- ACU& S Overseas Instructor and Instructor's Assessor for Canada.
- He is an Overseas Umpiring Instructor.
- Conducted Umpiring Seminars in Montréal, Ottawa, Edmonton and Toronto for the last few years.
- Played for Indian Air Force as a right arm medium fast bowler from 1976 to 1979 based in New Delhi, India.
- He has officiated in many of the more important matches in Canada over the last few years including assignments for Canada against Bangladesh, West Indies A, India, Guyana, the MCC and Netherlands and ICC Tournment in 2004.
- He also acted as Fourth Umpire for Sahara Cup matches in Toronto in 1995 and 1996, and Umpired at the Americas Cup in 2000.
- In 2001 he Umpired at the ICC Trophy and in 2002 travelled to Namibia to Umpire in the Six Nations Challenge.
- Recently participated in the ICC Six Nations Tournament in the city of Dubai, U.A.E as a official Canadian Umpire in the Month of Feb-March, 2004.
- Future Umpiring Seminars going to be in the City of Calgary Ontario and Ottawa.
