Jonathon Robert Dean (born 23 June 1984 in Bathurst, New South Wales) is an Australian former cricketer and former head coach of the ACT Meteors.
Having been raised in his home town of Bathurst,[1] Dean later lived in Sydney, where he played grade cricket for St George[2] and represented the state of New South Wales at under-19 level.
[1] In Canberra, after a chance meeting with ACT Comets player Adam Heading in a pub, he got back into cricket with Queanbeyan.
[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Strikers on December 22, 2013, against the Hobart Hurricanes, but he did not bat or bowl during the match, which was ended after just six overs of play.
Dean was originally not in the Strikers' team to play, but was brought in as a late replacement when Brad Hodge was hit by a cricket ball while warming up for the game.
[11][12] After breaking his bat early in the innings trying to hit a cover drive off of Timm van der Gugten's bowling,[12] Dean accelerated to lead the Strikers to an easy victory, scoring 54 runs from 35 deliveries.
[11][12] Despite Dean's improving form, he did not play in the first six matches of BBL|05,[13] but he did make an important 48 runs against the Melbourne Renegades in a must-win game,[10] and was rewarded with another two-year contract.
[17] Due to Adelaide's dominance, particularly that of Jake Weatherald, Dean wasn't required to bat in the final but was still part of the team that won the tournament.
[22] His batting style is not conventionally appreciated in longer forms of cricket, and as a result he did not make a first-class appearance or earn a contract with any state associations.