Dean Headley

Dean Headley

Personal information
Full name	Dean Warren Headley
Born	(1970-01-27) 27 January 1970 Norton, Worcestershire, England
Batting	Right-hand batsman
Bowling	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) is an English cricketer.

Headley 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 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, Kent.

Headley is now a cricket coach for Stamford School.

He is also a keen football supporter and follows West Bromwich Albion and Leyton Orient Second XI.

World Record

On 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.

External links

• Dean Headley at ESPNcricinfo
• Dean Headley at CricketArchive (subscription required)