Dean Headley
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Dean Headley England (Eng) |
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Tests | ODIs | |
Matches | 15 | 13 |
Runs scored | 186 | 22 |
Batting average | 8.45 | 11.00 |
100s/50s | -/- | -/- |
Top score | 31 | 10* |
Balls bowled | 3026 | 594 |
Wickets | 60 | 11 |
Bowling average | 27.85 | 47.27 |
5 wickets in innings | 1 | - |
10 wickets in match | - | N/A |
Best bowling | 6/60 | 2/38 |
Catches/stumpings | 7/- | 3/- |
As of 1 January 2006 |
Dean Warren Headley (born 27 January 1970 in Stourbridge, then Worcestershire) is an English cricketer.
He comes from a famous cricketing family, being the son of Ron Headley and grandson of George Headley. He was educated at Old Swinford Hospital and then Royal Grammar School Worcester where he excelled at rugby and cricket.
He played for Worcestershire's second team in 1989, but his senior debut was in 1991 after he had moved to Middlesex. In 1993 he moved counties again, this time to Kent. Whilst at Kent he was selected for the England cricket team, for which he played between 1997 and 1999. One of his greatest moments was when he won the Man of the Match award for his performance in the his debut Ashes Test Match in 1998 at Melbourne. Due to injury in 2001 he retired from cricket.