Background
He was born at Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire.
He was born at Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire.
Dearden is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. Dearden represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against the Netherlands in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy.
From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 7 List A matches, the last of which came against Scotland in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.
In his 7 List A matches, he scored 211 runs at a batting average of 35.16, with a single half century high score of 67*. In the field he took 2 catches.
With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 22.00, with best figures of 4/31. He currently plays for Haslingden Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.