'A lot of our team originates from India but none of the players are related and it's just a coincidence.'

The team, aged from 18 to mid-30s, play in West Yorkshire's Dewsbury District League Section B, and held out for a thrilling one-wicket win at the July-end match, the Mirror reported Monday.

Patel is the most common ethnic Indian name in Britain, followed by Singh and Shah.

Patels, who are originally from Gujarat, mostly came to Britain in the late '70s from East Africa and have built up large and prosperous settlements in Wembley, a suburb of London, and Leicester, a city in southeast England.

Admired across Britain for their entrepreneurial flair, the Patels have also begun making inroads into the world of cricket, with 24-year-old Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel having debuted for England last year.