| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Stephen Edward Dearden |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Lancashire Cricket Board |
| Year1: | 1999-2002 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | LA |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 211 |
| Bat Avg1: | 35.16 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 67 |
| Deliveries1: | 312 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 22.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 14 November |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11862.html Cricinfo |
Stephen Edward Dearden (born 1 February 1968) is an English cricketer. Dearden is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire.
Dearden represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against the Netherlands in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 7 List A matches, the last of which came against Scotland in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.[1] In his 7 List A matches, he scored 211 runs at a batting average of 35.16, with a single half century high score of 67. In the field he took 2 catches.[2] With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 22.00, with best figures of 4/31.[3]
He currently plays for Haslingden Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.