Dean Stuart Hoffman (born 13 January 1966) is a former English

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er. Hoffman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Erdington, Warwickshire. Hoffman made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against

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in 1985. During the 1985 season he represented the county in 17 first-class matches, the last of which came against Essex in the County Championship. In his 17 first-class matches for Warwickshire, he scored 39 runs at a poor batting average of 3.54, with a high score of 13 *. With the ball he took 29 wickets at a

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of 40.00, with best figures of 4/100. It was for Warwickshire that Hoffman made his debut in List A cricket against Somerset. During the 1985 season he played 11 List A matches, the last of which came against Worcestershire. With the ball he took 7 wickets at a

of 50.28, with best figures of 2/18. In 1988, he played a single first-class match for Northamptonshire against the touring West Indians. The following season he made his

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debut for Cambridgeshire against

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. He represented the county in 5 Minor Counties Championship matches during the 1989 season, playing his final Championship match for the county against

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. He played 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches in 1989 against Suffolk and Bedfordshire. In 1989 he represented the county in a single List A match against Worcestershire in the

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. The 1989 season was his last in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffman, Dean 1966 births Living people Cricketers from Birmingham, West Midlands English cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers English cricketers of 1969 to 2000