The white-ball specialist departs having taken over 700 wickets and scored nearly 21,000 runs across 629 games for the club since his debut in 2002. Overlooked for a new deal, the allrounder has no intention of retiring
Samit Patel will leave Nottinghamshire at the end of the season after more than 20 years at Trent Bridge.
Overlooked for a new contract, the allrounder is now seeking a fresh challenge in the twilight of his career.
The 38-year-old made his Nottinghamshire debut in 2002 and hasn't looked back, making 629 appearances across formats.
His 713 wickets and 20,937 runs have helped deliver six major honours including two LV= Insurance County Championship titles in 2005 and 2010, T20 Blast triumphs in 2017 and 2020, as well as List A trophies in 2013 and 2017.
Patel was part of two County Championship title wins with Notts (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
A fine county career was set against stints in England's men's teams comprising six Tests, 36 ODIs and 18 T20Is between 2008 and 2013.
In 2022, he was an ever-present as Trent Rockets won the second edition of the men's Hundred.
A white-ball specialist at Notts since 2020, that freedom has allowed him to become a regular fixture on the franchise circuit. He has twice won the Pakistan Super League, first with Islamabad United in 2018 and then at Lahore Qalandars in 2022.
This year alone he has made appearances in the inaugural editions of the ILT20 and Zimbabwe Afro T10, while also featuring in the Legends League Cricket Masters.
Celebrating at Lord's after taking 3 for 21 to beat Glamorgan in the Yorkshire Bank 40 in 2013 (Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Patel became a white-ball-only player in 2020 (David Rogers/Getty Images)
"It has been a privilege and an honour to represent Nottinghamshire, a place that I have called home for nearly three decades," Patel said.
"The club has played a huge role in developing the young nine-year-old I was when I joined the club into the cricketer I am today.
"Nothing would have given me greater pleasure than to see out my career with Notts, but whilst I haven’t been offered a new contract at Trent Bridge, I feel determined that I still have a lot to offer the game with both bat and ball.
"I'm looking forward to beginning my next chapter, contributing on and off the field wherever those opportunities may arise."
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