James Dean (Oxford University cricketer)
Philip James Dean (born 4 June 1955) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Philip James Dean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1955 Skipton, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1978 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Dean was born at Skipton in June 1955. Dean later attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles as a second lieutenant in June 1974,[1] with him being confirmed in the rank in December of the same year.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in June 1976.[3] During his commission, he concurrently studied at Mansfield College at the University of Oxford.[4] While studying at Oxford, Dean made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Sussex and Glamorgan at Oxford in 1978.[5] He scored a total of 75 runs in these matches, with a high score of 39.[6]
After graduating from Oxford he continued to serve in the Gurkha Rifles, being promoted to captain in December 1980.[7] Dean retired from active service in August 1984, retaining the rank of captain.[8] During his time in the army, he played minor matches for the British Army cricket team.[9]
References
edit- ^ "No. 46403". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1974. p. 11375.
- ^ "No. 46488". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1975. p. 1894.
- ^ "No. 46947". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1976. p. 8991.
- ^ "Player profile: James Dean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Dean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Dean". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 48498". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 January 1981. p. 817.
- ^ "No. 49871". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 September 1984. p. 12668.
- ^ "Teams James Dean played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2020.