| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Dean |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Petworth, Sussex, England |
| Death Place: | Duncton, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Family: | David Dean (brother) Jemmy Dean (uncle) |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 1862–1866 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 12 |
| Runs1: | 220 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 32 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 12 July |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12124.html Cricinfo |
James Dean (7 April 1842 – 6 March 1869) was an English cricketer. Dean was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Petworth, Sussex.
Dean made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1862. He made eleven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1866 at the Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend,[1] In his twelve first-class appearances, he scored 220 runs at an average of 12.22, with a high score of 39 not out.[2] With the ball, he took a single wicket.[3]
He died at Duncton, Sussex, on 6 March 1869. His brother, David, played first-class cricket, as did Jemmy Dean, his uncle.