Dean Warren Headley (born 27 January 1970) is a former English professional cricketer who played as a right-arm fast bowler for the England cricket team. Domestically he played for Middlesex and Kent County Cricket Clubs. Headley is now an ECB match referee and the current director of cricket at Blundell's School.[1][2]
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| Full name | Dean Warren Headley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1970 Norton, Worcestershire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 585) | 3 July 1997 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 August 1999 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 139) | 29 August 1996 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 January 1999 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1992 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1999 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editHeadley was born in Stourbridge and comes from a famous cricketing family, being the son of Ron Headley and grandson of George Headley. He was the first Test cricketer to be both the son and grandson of Test cricketers. He was educated at Old Swinford Hospital and then Royal Grammar School Worcester where he excelled at rugby union and cricket.
He played for Worcestershire's second team in 1989, and played as a professional for Leycett Cricket Club[3] based in Leycett just outside Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, but his senior debut was in 1991 after he had moved to Middlesex. Clive Lloyd helped him a lot in those early years.[3] In 1993 he moved counties again, this time to Kent. Whilst at Kent he was selected for England, playing Test and ODI cricket between 1996 and 1999. One of his greatest moments was when he won the Man of the Match award for his performance in the 4th Ashes Test in 1998 at Melbourne: Australia was making light work of chasing a target of 175, before Headley took four wickets in three overs to reduce Australia from 130/3 to 140/7; he finished with 6/60 in the innings and England won by 12 runs, their only Test victory on that tour.[4][5] Due to injury he retired from cricket in 2001.
He played club cricket for Upchurch Cricket Club in Upchurch, Kent and worked as a cricket coach at Stamford School.[3][1]
World record
editOn 14 September 1996, Dean Headley equalled a world record by taking three hat-tricks in a single English county season. He achieved this feat against Hampshire in Canterbury. He equalled the world record earlier set by Charlie Parker in 1924 and J.S. Rao in 1963–64.[6]
Personal life
editThe father of three children, Headley enjoys rugby, football, hockey, and golf in his spare time.[1] He's also a fan of English football side West Bromwich Albion.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "New Head of Cricket, Dean Headley". Blundells School. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Dobell, George (28 May 2021). "Devon Malcolm, Dean Headley set to be appointed as ECB match referees". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Interview by Scott Oliver (18 March 2014). "'It burnt to be told I didn't have the heart to play as a bowler'". The Cricket Monthly. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Interviews by Scott Oliver (22 December 2017). "Dean and Daz make merry in Melbourne". The Cricket Monthly. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Australia v England, 4th Test, 1999-12-29, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Dean Headley on 14 September". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Oliver, Scott (13 July 2020). "Like father, unlike son". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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