| Dean Foxcroft | |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Central Districts |
| Year1: | 2018/19 |
| Club2: | Otago |
| Year2: | 2019/20– |
| Club3: | Lahore Qalandars |
| Year3: | 2022 |
| Clubnumber3: | 11 |
| International: | true |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Oneodi: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 26 September |
| Odidebutyear: | 2023 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Odicap: | 212 |
| T20idebutdate: | 20 August |
| T20idebutyear: | 2023 |
| T20idebutagainst: | UAE |
| T20icap: | 99 |
| Lastt20idate: | 20 April |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Pakistan |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 0 |
| Bat Avg1: | 0.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 0 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | 10 |
| Bat Avg2: | 10.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 10 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 26 |
| Runs3: | 1,468 |
| Bat Avg3: | 32.62 |
| 100S/50S3: | 2/9 |
| Top Score3: | 174 |
| Deliveries3: | 2,156 |
| Wickets3: | 44 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 24.90 |
| Fivefor3: | 2 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/84 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 20/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 41 |
| Runs4: | 1,014 |
| Bat Avg4: | 30.72 |
| 100S/50S4: | 2/4 |
| Top Score4: | 138 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,032 |
| Wickets4: | 21 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 43.61 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 20/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/dean-foxcroft-596099 CricInfo |
| Date: | 31 March |
| Year: | 2024 |
Dean Foxcroft (born 20 April 1998) is a South African born-New Zealand cricketer who plays domestic cricket in New Zealand.[1]
He made his List A debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 4 November 2018.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 6 December 2018.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Central Districts in the 2018–19 Super Smash on 31 December 2018.[5]
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[6] [7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foxcroft was left stranded in South Africa for the first part of the 2020–21 season.[8] In July 2021, Foxcroft was forced again to miss out playing domestic cricket in New Zealand,[9] after his immigration was not approved due to border restrictions in relation to the pandemic.[10]
In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand A cricket team for their first-class series against Australia.[11] He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in September 2023.
In July 2023, he was earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against United Arab Emirates.[12] [13] He made his T20I debut during the series.