Full name Blake S Dean Name Blake Dean Current team Sydney Thunder 2013 Sydney Thunder Career start 2010 | Height 1.88 m Nickname Blake Role Cricketer Batting style Right-handed | |
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Born 15 September 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-09-15 ) Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 2011–2014 Australian Capital Territory | ||
Bowling style Right-arm leg-break | ||
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Blake Dean (born 15 September 1987 in Bathurst, New South Wales) 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.
Contents
- Meet blake dean and carl sandri
- Domestic and Club Career
- ACT Comets
- Sydney Thunder
- Coaching career
- Other
- References
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
Coaching career
Dean is an accredited level two coach. In 2009 he coached at Hambledon and 2010 at Carlton in the UK. In 2014 he will coach at Bangor CC in Wales.
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.