Dean Hoffman Cricketer
Dean Stuart Hoffman (born 13 January 1966) is a former English cricketer. Hoffman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Erdington, Warwickshire. Hoffman made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Surrey 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 bowling average 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 bowling average 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 Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against Suffolk. He represented the county in 5 Minor Counties Championship matches during the 1989 season, playing his final Championship match for the county against Hertfordshire. 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 1989 NatWest Trophy. The 1989 season was his last in county cricket.