Charlie Dean

For the fictional character, see Charlie Dean (Hollyoaks).

Charlotte Ellen Dean (born 22 December 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire, Southern Vipers and London Spirit. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in September 2021.^[1][2]

Charlie Dean

Personal information
Full name	Charlotte Ellen Dean
Born	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 22) Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Steven Dean (father)
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 162)	27 January 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 136)	16 September 2021 v New Zealand
Last ODI	9 December 2022 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 53)	22 January 2022 v Australia
Last T20I	24 February 2023 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Hampshire
2017–present	Southern Vipers
2021–present	London Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 1 22 10 61 Runs scored 12 191 21 1,067 Batting average 6.00 17.36 21.00 24.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/4 Top score 9 47 20 73 Balls bowled 114 1,053 186 2,899 Wickets 2 39 15 95 Bowling average 34.50 19.66 13.06 20.31 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/24 4/23 4/19 4/19 Catches/stumpings 0/– 11/– 1/– 30/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 March 2023

Early life

Dean was born on 22 December 2000 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.^[2] She was introduced to cricket by her father. Her father, Steven, played cricket for Staffordshire and Warwickshire. She took five wickets on her debut for the Portsmouth Grammar School boys’ first XI in 2017, a year after captaining Hampshire Under-15s to victory in the Royal London County Cup.^[3]

Domestic career

Dean made her county debut in 2016, for Hampshire against Staffordshire.^[4] She hit her maiden county half-century later that season, scoring 54 against Essex.^[5] In 2017, she helped her side to promotion to Division 1 in the County Championship, scoring 206 runs at an average of 29.42, as well as taking 13 wickets, the most for the side.^[6][7] In 2018, Hampshire won Division 1 of the County Championship, with Dean contributing 163 runs, including her List A high score of 73 against Kent.^[8][9] She also took 4/4 against Gloucestershire that season, which at the time was her Twenty20 best bowling figures.^[10] In 2019, Dean scored 142 runs at an average of 20.28 and took 11 wickets at an average of 15.54 in the County Championship.^[11][12] She scored 95 runs and took 7 wickets at an average of 11.57 in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.^[13][14]

Dean also played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2017 and 2019. She played 7 matches across the three seasons, scoring 7 runs overall and taking 1 wicket, in 2017 against Lancashire Thunder.^[15]

In 2020, Dean continued playing for Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all seven matches as the side won the competition, scoring 180 runs at an average of 45.00 and taking 9 wickets at an average of 29.88.^[16] She scored 60* in the away match against Western Storm, and took 3/50 in the return match against the same team.^[17][18] In 2021, Dean played four matches in the Vipers' successful defence of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking 10 wickets at an average of 13.80. She also played four matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and took 5/19 in the first match of the tournament, which largely helped the Vipers bowl out Central Sparks for just 83.^[19] This was Dean's maiden five-wicket haul.^[20] She was also ever-present for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 44 runs and taking 6 wickets.^[21] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Dean had signed a professional contract with Southern Vipers.^[22] In 2022, she was Southern Vipers' leading wicket-taker in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 12 wickets at an average of 8.25, as well as taking 5 wickets and scoring 49 runs in four matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.^[23][24] In The Hundred, she became captain of London Spirit to replace the injured Heather Knight.^[25] She played all six matches for the side, scoring 38 runs but taking no wickets.^[26]

International career

In August 2021, Dean was named in England's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.^[27] However, Dean was ruled out of the first WT20I match after being identified as a possible COVID-19 contact.^[28] The following month, Dean was named in England's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad, also for the matches against New Zealand.^[29] She made her WODI debut on 16 September 2021, for England against New Zealand.^[30] She went on to be the joint-leading wicket-taker in the five-match series, with 10 wickets, including taking 4/36 in the 2nd ODI to help England to a 13-run victory.^[31][32]

In December 2021, Dean was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.^[33] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 20 January 2022, for England against Australia, although the match was abandoned after 4.1 overs due to rain.^[34] She made her Women's Test match debut on 27 January 2022, for England against Australia in the one-off Women's Ashes Test. She dismissed Beth Mooney to claim her first Test wicket, and ended with figures of 2/24 in Australia's second innings.^[35] She also appeared in two of the WODIs on the tour, but failed to take a wicket.^[36]

In February 2022, she was named in England's squad for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[37] She played six matches in the tournament as England reached the final, and was the seventh-highest wicket-taker in the competition, with 11 wickets.^[38] She took her ODI career-best bowling figures in her second match of the tournament, taking 4/23 against India.^[39]

In July 2022, Dean was the leading wicket-taker in England's ODI series against South Africa, with 8 wickets at an average of 18.62.^[40] In September 2022, she played all three matches of England's ODI series against India, taking three wickets and scoring 108 runs.^[41] In the third ODI at Lord's, Dean made her ODI high score of 47 before being run out at the non-striker's end, the last wicket to fall with England short of their target by 17 runs.^[42] The following day, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final, Dean "playfully" pretended to recreate the run out whilst bowling.^[43] In November 2022, Dean was awarded with her first England central contract.^[44]

In December 2022, Dean was England's leading wicket-taker in both their ODI and T20I series against the West Indies, with seven and eleven wickets, respectively. She was also named Player of the Series in the T20I series.^[45][46] In January 2023, Dean was named in England's squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[47] She played all five of England's matches at the tournament, taking four wickets at an average of 32.75.^[48]

References

1. "Player Profile: Charlotte Dean". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Charlie Dean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
3. "Player Biography: Charlie Dean". The Cricketer. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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16. "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
17. "Western Storm v Southern Vipers, 31 August 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
18. "Southern Vipers v Western Storm, 13 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
19. "Southern Vipers thrash Central Sparks, Sunrisers report first win". Polish News. from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
20. "Charlotte Dean's five-for sets Danni Wyatt up for the kill in Vipers' rout". ESPNcricinfo. from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
21. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
22. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
23. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
24. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
25. "Charlie Dean to captain London Spirit in place of injured Heather Knight". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
26. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
27. "Bouchier and Dean earn first England Women call-ups". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
28. "Bouchier and Dean to miss first T20 against New Zealand, Emma Lamb called up as replacement". The Cricketer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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30. "1st ODI (D/N), Bristol, Sep 16 2021, New Zealand Women tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
31. "Records/New Zealand Women in England ODI Series, 2021/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
32. "Youngster Charlie Dean saves England with four-wicket haul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
33. "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
34. "2nd T20I, Adelaide, Jan 22 2022, Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
35. "Only Test, Canberra, Jan 27 - 30 2022, Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
36. "Records/England Women in Australia ODI Series, 2021/22 - England Women Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
37. "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
38. "Records/ICC Women's World Cup, 2021/22/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
39. "England rediscover themselves with Dean's four-for and sharp fielding for first points". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
40. "Records/South Africa Women in England ODI Series, 2022/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
41. "Records/India Women in England ODI Series, 2022 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
42. "Goswami farewelled with victory as last wicket Dean is run-out backing up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
43. "Lauren Winfield-Hill, Linsey Smith to the fore as Northern Diamonds break duck in thrilling final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
44. "Six players earn first England Women Central Contract". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
45. "Records/England Women in West Indies ODI Series, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
46. "Records/England Women in West Indies T20I Series, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
47. "Alice Capsey named in England Women's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
48. "Records/ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Women's Twenty20 Internationals/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

External links

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