Dean Askew

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1962)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Dean Askew

| fullname = Dean Newman Askew

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|06|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, New Zealand

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role =

| club1 = Poverty Bay

| year1 = 1982/83

| club2 = Central Districts

| year2 = {{nowrap|1991/92–1994/95}}

| club3 = Hawke's Bay

| year3 = {{nowrap|1992/93–1994/95}}

| club4 = Auckland

| year4 = 1997/98

| date = 20 August

| year = 2024

}}

Dean Newman Askew (born 15 June 1962) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts, and Auckland and also first-class rugby for King County. He subsequently played several cricket seasons in the Netherlands and the UK.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18577/18577.html| title = Dean Askew | publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 2010-02-26}}{{subscription required}}

In February 2020, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.over50scricket.com/world-cup-scores-squads-news |title=2020 over-50s world cup squads |work=Over-50s Cricket World Cup |accessdate=15 March 2020 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163511/https://www.over50scricket.com/world-cup-scores-squads-news |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13612;team=6721;type=tournament |title=Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 – New Zealand Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=15 March 2020}} However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/over-50s-world-cup-in-south-africa-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-outbreak/62521.htm |title=Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak |work=Cricket World |accessdate=15 March 2020}}

Askew has also toured India with the New Zealand Over 60s side.