Patrick Anthony Howard Upton, known as Paddy Upton, is a former South African cricket player and coach. Born on November 17, 1968, Upton had a brief playing career as an all-rounder for Border and Western Province in South Africa. He was known for his solid batting skills and handy bowling. Post-retirement, Upton ventured into coaching and gained recognition for his roles as mental conditioning and performance coach for the Indian cricket team and head coach of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. Upton’s strategic approach to coaching and mental conditioning has been widely appreciated in the cricketing world.
Paddy Upton career stats
Batting stats
| Batting | Matches | Innings | Nos | Runs | High score | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC | 2 | 4 | 2 | 142 | 100 | 71 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| List A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bowling stats
| Bowling | Matches | Innings | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
