Charlie Dean is an English cricketer, who plays for the England women’s national cricket team. He made his international debut on 16 September 2021 for England against New Zealand in Bristol, England.
Wiki/Biography
Charlie Dean, also known as Charlotte Ellen Dean, was born on Friday, December 22, 2000 (age 22 years; in 2022) in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He attended Portsmouth Grammar School, England, and North Laurel High School, London. After that, he went to the University of Southampton, England, to continue his studies in sociology. He grew up watching his father, Steven Dean, play cricket and developed an interest in cricket at a young age. His father played cricket for Staffordshire and Warwickshire.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Golden blonde
Eye Color: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Charlie Dean’s father, Steven Dean, is a former cricketer. Steven is a maths teacher at Portsmouth Grammar School, England. His mother’s name was Louise Dean. He has an older sister named Loren Dean.
Charlie Dean with his mother
Charlie Dean with his family
Husband
As of 2022, Charlie Dean is unmarried.
Cricket
Domestically
Charlie Dean began his career in cricket at the age of 16, playing for Hampshire against Staffordshire. In the same year, she scored 54 runs against the Essex Women’s Cricket team, marking her first half-century. After that, he captained Hampshire Under-15s to victory in the Royal London County Cup. In 2017, he took five wickets on his debut for Portsmouth Grammar School boys’ first XI. In 2018, Charlie helped his team ‘Hampshire’ to win Division 1 in the National Championship by scoring 163 runs, including his highest List A run of 73 runs against the Kent Ladies cricket team. In 2019, during the National Championship, Charlie scored 142 runs at an average of 20.28 and took 11 wickets at an average of 15.54. Dean scored 95 runs and took 7 wickets at an average of 11.57 in the 2021 Women’s Twenty20 Cup.
Charlie Dean represents Hampshire during a cricket match
Dean represented Southern Vipers in the Kia Super League in 2017. He played various matches for Southern Vipers between 2017 and 2019. In 2020, he represented Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Charlie scored 180 runs at an average of 45.00 and took 9 wickets at an average of 29.88, helping the team win the trophy.
Charlie Dean with his team after winning the 2020 Rachael HeyHoe Flint Trophy
Generally batting at no. 4, Charlie is a regular in the England Academy squad. In 2022, Charlie leads the London Spirit team in ‘The Hundred’ when Heather Knight is injured. He played all six matches for the team, scoring 38 runs.
Charlie Dean played a match for London Spirit against Oval Invincibles
international
Charlie Dean was fast-tracked into England’s Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad (for their series against New Zealand) at the age of 20 after his impressive performances for Southern Vipers and London Spirit. However, he was excluded from the team during the first match because he was identified as a possible contact of COVID-19. He took 10 wickets in the series. Dean made his One Day International debut for England on 16 September 2021; the match was against New Zealand. Taking 10 wickets in the five-match series, Charlie emerged as the leading wicket-taker of the series.
Charlie Dean bowling during a cricket match
In December 2021, she was selected in the England women’s cricket team for their tour of Australia to compete in the Women’s Ashes. Dean made his T20 International (WT20I) debut on 22 January 2022 against Australia in Adelaide. The match was washed away due to rain after 4.1 overs. On 27 January 2022, Dean made her Test debut for England against Australia in the one-off Women’s Ashes Test. He took two wickets in the match and scored 12 runs; her first test match elimination was Australia’s Beth Mooney.
Charlie Dean celebrates his first Test wicket
After that, he played two One Day Internationals against Australia but failed to take a wicket. Next, she became part of the England Women’s national cricket team that participated in the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. He played six matches in the tournament and took 11 wickets.
Charlie Dean after taking a wicket in a cricket match
Next, he was named in the England squad for their One Day International series against South Africa. Dean was the wicket-taker in the series, taking 8 wickets at an average of 18.62. After that, he played for England in the three-match ODI series against India. Dean scored 108 runs in the series and took 3 wickets. In the third match of the series at Lord’s, London, Charlie made his highest score of 47 runs before he was run out at non-striker’s end by Deepti Sharma.
Charlie Dean is run out at the non-striker’s end by Deepti Sharma at Lord’s London in 2022
Till 2022, he has played 19 ODIs and has taken 32 wickets at an average of 22.09, a strike rate of 29, and an economy of 4.56.
Facts/Trivia
- Charlie is often seen consuming alcohol on various occasions.
Charlie Dean at a restaurant with his family
- Charlie’s jersey number for England is 24, for Southern Vipers is 22, and for London Spirit is 3.
Charlie Dean with his teammates during a cricket match
Charlie Dean as part of the London Spirit team
- An off-spinner all-rounder, Charlie is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler.
- Dean is a big fan of Charlotte Edwards, a former English professional cricketer.
- In 2022, during the third ODI between India and England at Lord’s, Deepti Sharma was run out by Dean after he was found to have left the field before releasing the ball in the 44th over. The dismissal helped India beat England by 16 runs and complete a 3-0 clean sweep over England in the ODI series. On September 20, the ICC announced changes to the Playing Conditions to end the controversy, which will come into effect on October 1. ICC said:
Lawful Playing Conditions in moving this method to implement exhaustion from the ‘Unfair Play’ section to the ‘Exhausted’ section.”
- He has made a name for England with ball in hand, but with the bat he excelled as a child.
I like to stay and hit the ball. I used to make my sister bowl to me and I would never give her a bat. I think my bowling has started more recently. I’m definitely grateful for that because I’ve made a lot of progress. But originally, I liked hitting.”
- During the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Charlie playfully pretended to recreate a non-striker’s final run while bowling.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
