Jonathan Dobing Bean is an English cricket

Cricket

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er. Bean is a right-handed batsman who occasionally fields as a wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

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. He was born in Altrincham

Altrincham

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, Lancashire.

Bean made his debut for Cheshire

Cheshire County Cricket Club

Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

 in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship against the Cornwall

Cornwall County Cricket Club

Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

. Bean played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1990 to 2000, including 80 Minor Counties Championship matches and 21 MCCA Knockout Trophy

MCCA Knockout Trophy

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 matches. In 1992, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

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 in the NatWest Trophy

1992 NatWest Trophy

The 1992 NatWest Trophy was the 12th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1992...

. He played seven further List A matches for Cheshire, the last coming against Kent

Kent County Cricket Club

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 in the 1999 NatWest Trophy

1999 NatWest Trophy

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. In his eight List A matches, he scored 77 runs at a batting average

Batting average

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 of 9.62, with a high score of 22. In the field he took 7 catches.

External links

• Jonathan Bean at ESPNcricinfo
• Jonathan Bean at CricketArchive
  CricketArchive
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