Patel to leave Derbyshire after final T20 group game
Samit Patel spent 22 of the 24 years of his career with Nottinghamshire
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Samit Patel will play his last match for Derbyshire when he captains the Falcons in their final T20 Blast group game against Birmingham Bears on Friday night.
The 40-year-old former England all-rounder was in the final months of his contract at the County Ground, but is now leaving before the start of the 50-over One-Day Cup competition.
Patel, who joined the club from East Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire in 2024 on a two-year deal, said his next role had yet to be decided, but he would like to stay with Derbyshire in a coaching capacity.
"Who knows? It could be my last game ever in domestic cricket, it may not be," he told BBC Radio Derby.
"I've given it a whole crack for two years and it's been pretty disappointing that we've not got to a quarter-final or Finals Day."
He added: "Hopefully things don't just stop there, hopefully I can do a role at the club going forward in white-ball cricket.
"The knowledge I have, I've played over 430 T20s, I've got a lot to give especially with the younger guys in the squad."
Since leaving Notts - where he won two County Championship titles, the 2017 One-Day Cup, the former 40-over competition in 2013 and two T20 Blast titles - Patel has made 32 appearances for Derbyshire, scoring 523 runs and picking up 33 wickets.
In his time with Derbyshire, the club has failed to progress beyond of group stage of any white-ball competition he has played in.
Derbyshire are bottom of the T20 Blast North group with one game to go, but if they beat Birmingham Bears, and Yorkshire lose at Leicestershire, the Falcons could avoid a last-place finish.
In a career that has spanned 24 years, Patel has played almost 450 T20 games around the world, as well as 253 List A matches.
He also made 54 appearances for England in white-ball games, with his last international cap earned a decade ago.
Patel tops the list for most appearances in the T20 Blast, having first featured in the competition in 2003.
In his time with Derbyshire he never played in their County Championship side, with his last appearance in the red-ball game coming in 2020.