{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer | name = Dean Laing | full_name = Dean Ralph Laing | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|09|18}} | birth_place = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium pace | family = Ken Cooper (uncle) | club1 = Transvaal | year1 = 1988–1998 | club2 = Nottinghamshire | year2 = | type1 = First-class | debutyear1 = 1988 | lastyear1 = 1998 | source = | date = }} '''Dean Ralph Laing''' (born 18 September 1970) is a former South African cricketer who played for Transvaal between 1988 and 1998. He also made one appearance for Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3064/f_Batting_by_Team.html | title=FC Batting By Team | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>
A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Laing was educated at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg and played junior representative cricket for South Africa Schools in the 1987–88 season.<ref name=cric>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45957.html | title=Player Profile: Dean Laing | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>
His uncle, Ken Cooper, played for Natal in the 1970s and was South African Cricketer of the Year for 1981.
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