Sean Whitehead
South African cricketer
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Sean Andre Whitehead (born 7 March 1997) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Free State against Zimbabwe in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 December 2016.[5]
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
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| Full name | Sean Andre Whitehead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1997 Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2020/21 | Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–2022/23 | South Western Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | KwaZulu-Natal Inland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6] In September 2019, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[7] In April 2021, he was named in South Western Districts' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[8] In November 2021, in the Division 2 match between South Western Districts and Easterns in the 2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series, Whitehead took all ten wickets in the second innings for South Western Districts,[9] recording the second-best figures in a domestic first-class match in South Africa.[10][11]