{{distinguish|text=Dieter Klein, an Johnny English character}} {{short description|German cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use British English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Dieter Klein | image = | country = Germany | international = true | fullname = Dieter Klein | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|10|31}} | birth_place = Lichtenburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Left-arm fast-medium | role = Bowler
| T20Idebutdate = 8 March | T20Idebutyear = 2020 | T20Idebutagainst = Spain | T20Icap = 21 | lastT20Idate = 28 July | lastT20Iyear = 2023 | lastT20Iagainst = Italy
| club1 = North West | year1 = 2007/08–2015/16 | club2 = Highveld Lions | year2 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2013/14}} | club3 = Leicestershire | year3 = 2016–2021 | clubnumber3 = 77 | columns = 4 | column1 = T20I | matches1 = 23 | runs1 = 123 | bat avg1 = 10.25 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 31* | deliveries1 = 528 | wickets1 = 28 | bowl avg1 = 19.14 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/31 | catches/stumpings1 = 8/– | column2 = FC | matches2 = 71 | runs2 = 1,455 | bat avg2 = 17.96 | 100s/50s2 = 0/6 | top score2 = 94 | deliveries2 = 10,144 | wickets2 = 225 | bowl avg2 = 29.44 | fivefor2 = 10 | tenfor2 = 1 | best bowling2 = 8/72 | catches/stumpings2 = 19/– | column3 = LA | matches3 = 36 | runs3 = 223 | bat avg3 = 13.93 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 46 | deliveries3 = 1,757 | wickets3 = 53 | bowl avg3 = 29.28 | fivefor3 = 1 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 5/35 | catches/stumpings3 = 2/– | column4 = T20 | matches4 = 54 | runs4 = 203 | bat avg4 = 8.82 | 100s/50s4 = 0/0 | top score4 = 31* | deliveries4 = 1,048 | wickets4 = 52 | bowl avg4 = 23.82 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 3/27 | catches/stumpings4 = 17/– | date = 17 August 2023 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/339095.html CricInfo }}
'''Dieter Klein''' (born 31 October 1988) is a German cricketer who most recently played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/am-roundup-round-2-bob-willis-trophy/ |title=Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy |work=Emerging Cricket |accessdate=12 August 2020}}</ref> Primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed.
As Klein holds a German passport, he is not considered an overseas player in English domestic cricket.<ref name=ci>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/339095.html Dieter Klein], CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-08-19.</ref> In February 2019, Klein attended a training camp with the German national cricket team, with a view to help Germany qualify via the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier group for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000002/000200.shtml |title=Ich bin ein Berliner |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=13 February 2019 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214003001/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000002/000200.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2019, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.de/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-wir-fahren-nach-guernsey/ |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey! |work=Deutscher Cricket Bund |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231405 |title=Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref> He made his T20I debut for Germany against Spain on 8 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19652/game/1207081/spain-vs-germany-1st-t20i-germany-tour-of-spain-2019-20 |title=1st T20I, Germany tour of Spain at Almeria, Mar 8 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=Cricket_Germany |number=1438579706455015428 |date=16 September 2021 |title=Our squad for the men’s T20 World Cup European Finals}}</ref> In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=Cricket_Germany |number=1487059646741426176 |date=28 January 2022 |title=Our 14 man squad for the ICC T0 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Oman from 17-24 February}}</ref>
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