Sean Whitehead

Sean Whitehead
Personal information
Full name
Sean Andre Whitehead
Born (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2020/21Free State
2021/22–2022/23South Western Districts
2023/24Eastern Province
2024/25KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2024/25KwaZulu-Natal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 30 26 21
Runs scored 926 241 69
Batting average 29.87 24.10 9.85
100s/50s 2/5 0/2 0/0
Top score 155* 61 22*
Balls bowled 5,515 1,324 432
Wickets 108 33 15
Bowling average 21.97 26.00 29.13
5 wickets in innings 6 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 10/36 3/21 2/13
Catches/stumpings 12/– 2/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 July 2025

Sean Andre Whitehead (born 7 March 1997) is a South African cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Free State against Zimbabwe in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 8 December 2016.

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In September 2019, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. In April 2021, he was named in South Western Districts' squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. 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, recording the second-best figures in a domestic first-class match in South Africa.