Jono Dean became captain of the Canberra Comets, with whom he began his professional cricketing career.
14 Facts About Jono Dean
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Jono Dean was selected in the Prime Minister's XI game against the West Indies first at Manuka Oval in January 2013.
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Jono Dean made his Twenty20 debut for the Strikers on December 22,2013, against the Hobart Hurricanes, but he did not bat or bowl during the match, which was ended after just six overs of play.
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Jono Dean entered an agreement with the South Australian Cricket Association before the signing window opened, along with Brad Hodge and Kieron Pollard, for which SACA were fined $50,000.
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Jono Dean was originally not in the Strikers' team to play, but was brought in as a late replacement when Brad Hodge was hit by a cricket ball while warming up for the game.
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Jono Dean hit four of his last six deliveries for six, bringing up both his half-century and the win with the final six.
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Jono Dean referred to this innings as the most pressure he had ever been under.
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Jono Dean scored 21 runs before being dismissed in the final over, and the Strikers lost by just 6 runs.
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Jono Dean was crucial in the Strikers' semi-final win over the Melbourne Renegades, which secured them a home final.
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Jono Dean scored 19 runs off of 8 balls and took an important catch.
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On 2 February 2013 Jono Dean scored an unbeaten 300 runs in a single day for Queanbeyan against Ginninderra in a Douglas Cup Match.
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In October 2015, Jono Dean became the first ACT cricket player to reach 1000 career runs in Cricket ACT's Twenty20 competition.
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Jono Dean was a right-handed batsman and occasionally bowls right-arm off break deliveries, though he did not bowl at Twenty20 level.
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Jono Dean worked for the Australian Department of Agriculture in Canberra, and takes leave from his work every summer in order to play for the Strikers in Adelaide.