Sean Andre Whitehead (born 7 March 1997) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Free State against Zimbabwe in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 December 2016.[5]

Sean Whitehead
Personal information
Full name
Sean Andre Whitehead
Born (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 13 10 9
Runs scored 481 90 13
Batting average 37.00 45.00 6.50
100s/50s 1/2 0/1 0/0
Top score 103* 50* 11*
Balls bowled 1,937 498 168
Wickets 39 14 4
Bowling average 25.64 23.85 48.00
5 wickets in innings 3 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 10/36 3/21 2/13
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 November 2021

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[7] In April 2021, he was named in South Western Districts' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[8] In November 2021, in the Division 2 match between South Western Districts and Easterns in the 2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series, Whitehead took all ten wickets in the second innings for South Western Districts,[9] recording the second-best figures in a domestic first-class match in South Africa.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sean Whitehead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, Pool C: Zimbabwe v Free State at East London, Sep 9, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool B: Free State v Namibia at Bloemfontein, Dec 8-10, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Free State Announces Provincial T20 Squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Division Two squads named for next season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Local bowler claims all 10 wickets in an innings in CSA 4-Day match". The Citizen. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Sean Whitehead picks up all 10 wickets in a first-class innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Sean Whitehead: South African bowler takes 10 wickets in an innings of a first-class match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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