C. D. Patel (dates unknown) played cricket for Tanzania between 1956 and 1967 and for Zambia between 1968 and 1972.

[1] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[2] he also played first-class cricket for East Africa.

[3] Patel made his international debut in 1956 when he played for Tanzania (then Tanganyika) against Uganda in Dar es Salaam.

[1] In the match against the MCC he took the wicket of England international Peter Richardson in both innings.

[11] He last played for Zambia in 1972[1] when Glamorgan County Cricket Club toured the country.