Blake Dean (cricketer)

Blake Sydney Dean (born 15 September 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm leg spin bowler captain/coach of the Queanbeyan District Cricket Club, playing for the ACT Comets in the Futures League and Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.[1]

Blake Dean
Personal information
Full name
Blake Sydney Dean
Born (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2015/16Australian Capital Territory
2013/14Sydney Thunder
Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2013

Domestic and Club Career

Blake Dean played for the University of New South Wales in Sydney (2008/09, 2009/10), then Canberra clubs Queanbeyan District Cricket Club (2010/11, 2011/12) and Tuggeranong Valley (2012/13). In 2013-2014 Blake Dean was captain coach of the Queanbeyan District Cricket Club in the ACT Cricket Competition.[2]

In 2010-11 he scored 102 for UNSW vs. Parramatta, then took 32 wickets at 17.63 for Queanbeyan District Cricket Club. In 2011-12 for Queanbeyan District Cricket Club he hit 828 runs at 31.85 and took 35 wickets at 21.14 as his side won the Two-Day, One-Day, T20 and SCG Cup. In the Two-Day Grand Final, coming in at 87-5 he scored 130 off 191 balls. In 2012/13, playing for Tuggeranong Valley he hit 677 runs at 33.85 (including a 163) and took 30 wickets at 17.67.[3] In the 2013–14 season, end of December 2013 he had scored 100 against Weston Creek Molonglo, three other 1st grade half centuries and a half century in the SCG Cup, as well as having taken 23 wickets at an average of 18.22.[4][5]

ACT Comets

Blake Dean plays for the Canberra Comets. In 2011-12 he took 7 wickets and hit a 31-ball 50 against New South Wales Under-23s. In 2012-13 he took 8 wickets at 18.25 for the Comets, including 4–40 against Victoria.[6]

Sydney Thunder

Dean was signed for the Sydney Thunder for the 2013–2014 Season. He played his first game for them on 21 December 2013 against the Sydney Sixers, taking one wicket from two overs. He was bowled for 3 by Brett Lee.[7][8]

Coaching career

Dean is an accredited level two coach.[9] In 2009 he coached at Hambledon and 2010 at Carlton in the UK.[10] In 2014 he will coach at Bangor CC in Wales.[11]

Other

Blake Dean's brother Jono also plays for the Weston Creek Molonglo Cricket Club 1st grade side in the ACT grade cricket competition and also plays for the ACT Comets.[12]

References
  1. Lee Gaskin Dean Keen to Shine. 13 Dec 2013 SMH. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/blake-dean-keen-to-shine-with-sydney-thunder-in-big-bash-league-20131212-2zacv.html (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
  2. Andrew Johnston Queanbeyan Age 12 Oct 2013 http://www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/1836979/deans-back-on-board/ (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
  3. CricX.Com Blake Dean http://www.cricx.com/index.php?option=com_jsjobs&c=jsjobs&view=employer&layout=view_job&vj=5&oi=1473&Itemid=3 (accessed 22 Dec. 2013)
  4. Player career batting http://www.sydneygrade.nsw.cricket.com.au/showrvcontent.aspx?redirect=1&playerid=691232&eid=4517&=loc1/playercareerbatting.asp&loc=/cricket/reports/playercareerbatting.asp&loc1/playercareerbatting.asp
  5. Player career bowling http://www.sydneygrade.nsw.cricket.com.au/showrvcontent.aspx?redirect=1&playerID=691232&eid=4517&=loc1/playerCareerBowling.asp&loc=/cricket/reports/playercareerbowling.asp&loc1/playercareerbowling.asp
  6. CricX.Com Blake Dean http://www.cricx.com/index.php?option=com_jsjobs&c=jsjobs&view=employer&layout=view_job&vj=5&oi=1473&Itemid=3 (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
  7. David Sygall Big Bash League. Thunder Woes Continue. 21 Dec. 2013 http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-thunder-woes-continue-as-sixers-prevail-20131221-2zsd3.html (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
  8. ESPN Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/500182.html
  9. Monarch Cricket Academy http://monarchcricket.wix.com/monarch-cricket#!about/c20r9
  10. Duncan Hamilton. The Last English Summer (2012) pp174-176 https://books.google.com/books?id=KHNlxQucGfwC&dq=blake+dean+cricket&pg=PT73 (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
  11. CricX.Com Blake Dean http://www.cricx.com/index.php?option=com_jsjobs&c=jsjobs&view=employer&layout=view_job&vj=5&oi=1473&Itemid=3 (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
  12. Anya Whitelaw. Western Advocate 2012. Dean Brothers Help Queanbeyan Win Prestigious Cuphttp://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/923744/dean-brothers-help-queanbeyan-claim-prestigious-cup/ (accessed 22 Dec 2013)
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