Dean Newman Askew (born 15 June 1962 in
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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) was a
New Zealand
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cricketer who played first class cricket for
Central Districts
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, and Auckland and also first class rugby for King County. He subsequently played several cricket seasons in the Netherlands and the UK .
In February 2020, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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.
See also
*
List of Auckland representative cricketers
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References
1962 births
Living people
New Zealand cricketers
Auckland cricketers
Central Districts cricketers
Cricketers from Hamilton, New Zealand
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