Sean Whitehead

{{short description|South African cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Sean Whitehead

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| country = South Africa

| fullname = Sean Andre Whitehead

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|7|df=yes}}

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| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

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| club1 =

| year1 =

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| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 13

| runs1 = 481

| bat avg1 = 37.00

| 100s/50s1 = 1/2

| top score1 = 103*

| deliveries1 = 1,937

| wickets1 = 39

| bowl avg1 = 25.64

| fivefor1 = 3

| tenfor1 = 1

| best bowling1 = 10/36

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 10

| runs2 = 90

| bat avg2 = 45.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 50*

| deliveries2 = 498

| wickets2 = 14

| bowl avg2 = 23.85

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/21

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 9

| runs3 = 13

| bat avg3 = 6.50

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 11*

| deliveries3 = 168

| wickets3 = 4

| bowl avg3 = 48.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 2/13

| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–

| date = 20 November 2021

| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/595283.html ESPNcricinfo]

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Sean Andre Whitehead (born 7 March 1997) is a South African cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/595283.html |title=Sean Whitehead |access-date=9 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Free State against Zimbabwe in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1029617.html |title=Africa T20 Cup, Pool C: Zimbabwe v Free State at East London, Sep 9, 2016 |access-date=8 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180224/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |archive-date=28 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/953769.html |title=Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup |access-date=21 December 2015 |work=ESPNCricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 December 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1024775.html |title=Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool B: Free State v Namibia at Bloemfontein, Dec 8-10, 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158607.html |title=Free State Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}} In September 2019, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31632/Free-State-Announces-Provincial-T20-Squad |title=Free State Announces Provincial T20 Squad |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=10 September 2019}} In April 2021, he was named in South Western Districts' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38193/Division-Two-squads-named-for-next-season |title=Division Two squads named for next season |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=29 April 2021}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/2912771/local-bowler-claims-all-10-wickets-in-an-innings/ |title=Local bowler claims all 10 wickets in an innings in CSA 4-Day match |work=The Citizen |access-date=20 November 2021}} recording the second-best figures in a domestic first-class match in South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sean-whitehead-picks-up-all-10-wickets-in-a-first-class-innings-1290268 |title=Sean Whitehead picks up all 10 wickets in a first-class innings |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59362546 |title=Sean Whitehead: South African bowler takes 10 wickets in an innings of a first-class match |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 November 2021}}