Dean Headley

Dean Headley

Personal information
Full name	Dean Warren Headley
Born	27 January 1970 (1970-01-27) Norton, Worcestershire, England
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	RGA Headley (father), GA Headley (grandfather)
International information
National side	England
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–1999	Kent
1991–1992	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	15	13	139	166
Runs scored	186	22	2373	352
Batting average	8.45	11.00	16.59	12.57
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/6	0/0
Top score	31	10*	91	29*
Balls bowled	3026	594	25801	7738
Wickets	60	11	466	204
Bowling average	27.85	47.27	28.52	27.16
5 wickets in innings	1	0	25	3
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	2	n/a
Best bowling	6–60	2–38	8–98	6–42
Catches/stumpings	7/–	3/–	60/–	29/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 September 2008

Dean Warren Headley (born 27 January 1970 in Stourbridge) is an English cricketer.

He 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 based in Leycett just outside Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 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 4th Ashes Test in 1998 at Melbourne, taking six second innings wickets in England's narrow victory, their only Test victory on that tour. Due to injury, he retired from cricket in 2001.

He currently plays cricket for Upchurch Cricket Club based in Upchurch, Medway, Kent.

Headley is now a cricket coach and has recently been appointed Stamford School's Cricket Professional in Lincolnshire.

He is also a keen football supporter and follows West Bromwich Albion.

External links

• Player profile: Dean Headley from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Dean Headley from CricketArchive
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