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'''Kevin James Dean''' (born 16 October 1975 in [[Derby]]) is an English [[cricket]]er. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. |
'''Kevin James Dean''' (born 16 October 1975 in [[Derby]]) is an English [[cricket]]er. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. |
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The imposing, 6'5" tall Dean made his club debut for the [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire Phantoms]] in 1996 and received the Denis Compton Award in 1998. He achieved his best bowling figures of 8/52 in the 2000 season, otherwise achieving an average of a mere 25.65 throughout his first-class career, which spanned 100 matches. |
The imposing, 6'5" tall Dean made his club debut for the [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire Phantoms]] in 1996 and received the [[NBC Denis Compton Award|Denis Compton Award]] in 1998. That year he took 74 wickets at 21.24, the fourth most [[first-class cricket|first-class]] wickets in the [[1998 English cricket season|English cricket season]], behind only [[Courtney Walsh]], [[Ed Giddins]] and [[Andy Caddick]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/ENG_LOCAL/STATS/ALL_FC-STATS/ENG_LOCAL_ALL_FC_AVS_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html|title=1998 First-Class Bowling - Most Wickets|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> he also helped Derbyshire to the [[1998 NatWest Trophy|NatWest Trophy]] final, bowling an important spell in the semi-final victory over [[Leicestershire CCC|Leicestershire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/KNOCK-OUTS/LEICS_DERBY_NWT-SF_12AUG1998_MR.html|title=NatWest Trophy: Derbyshire just prevail despite Simmons flurry|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> He achieved his best bowling figures of 8/52 in the 2000 season, otherwise achieving an average of a mere 25.65 throughout his first-class career, which spanned 100 matches. |
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He tried his hand at Twenty20 cricket in 2005, while turning in a couple of good performances before Derbyshire's exit in the second round of the C&G trophy of that year, also aiding them to the respectable position of quarter-finals in the Twenty20 cup. |
He tried his hand at Twenty20 cricket in 2005, while turning in a couple of good performances before Derbyshire's exit in the second round of the C&G trophy of that year, also aiding them to the respectable position of quarter-finals in the Twenty20 cup. |
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Dean announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2008 season after spending 15 years with Derbyshire.<ref>''Cricinfo.'' (10 September 2008). [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/369175.html Derbyshire's Kevin Dean announces retirement]. Retrieved 13 September 2008.</ref> |
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In 2021 he appeared in an episode of The Chase. |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kevin-dean-11857 Kevin Dean] at ESPNcricinfo |
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Kevin James Dean (born 16 October 1975 in Derby) is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.
The imposing, 6'5" tall Dean made his club debut for the Derbyshire Phantoms in 1996 and received the Denis Compton Award in 1998. That year he took 74 wickets at 21.24, the fourth most first-class wickets in the English cricket season, behind only Courtney Walsh, Ed Giddins and Andy Caddick:[1] he also helped Derbyshire to the NatWest Trophy final, bowling an important spell in the semi-final victory over Leicestershire.[2] He achieved his best bowling figures of 8/52 in the 2000 season, otherwise achieving an average of a mere 25.65 throughout his first-class career, which spanned 100 matches.
He tried his hand at Twenty20 cricket in 2005, while turning in a couple of good performances before Derbyshire's exit in the second round of the C&G trophy of that year, also aiding them to the respectable position of quarter-finals in the Twenty20 cup.
Dean announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2008 season after spending 15 years with Derbyshire.[3]
In 2021 he appeared in an episode of The Chase.
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 First-Class Bowling - Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "NatWest Trophy: Derbyshire just prevail despite Simmons flurry". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Cricinfo. (10 September 2008). Derbyshire's Kevin Dean announces retirement. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Dean at ESPNcricinfo