Father: Dennis Foxcroft
Dean Foxcroft is a powerful middle-order batter and off-spin bowling allrounder who has taken an unconventional path to international cricket. The 28-year-old was born in Pretoria and represented South Africa at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup before moving to New Zealand, where he has since established himself as a key player. His journey was nearly derailed when the Covid-19 pandemic locked him out of New Zealand for two years after he returned home to visit family, but he persevered and eventually qualified for the Black Caps under the ICC’s “exceptional circumstances” criteria. Foxcroft made his international debut in 2023 and has impressed across formats, highlighted by a near-century of 98 on his Test debut against Ireland. A prolific domestic performer, he was named New Zealand’s domestic player of the year after a productive 2022-23 season and captained Otago before stepping down to focus on his game. With a strong List A record of nearly 2,000 runs and 40 wickets, Foxcroft has proven himself as a genuine allrounder.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 98.00 | 129 | 75.96 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 75 | 37.25 | 166 | 89.75 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| T20Is | 7 | 6 | 1 | 106 | 34 | 21.20 | 101 | 104.95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| FC | 43 | 77 | 4 | 2399 | 174 | 32.86 | 4275 | 56.11 | 2 | 16 | 289 | 17 | 29 |
| List A | 68 | 63 | 6 | 1979 | 138 | 34.71 | 2333 | 84.82 | 3 | 13 | 186 | 35 | 35 |
| T20s | 68 | 61 | 11 | 1730 | 82* | 34.60 | 1381 | 125.27 | 0 | 13 | 149 | 54 | 31 |
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 4 | 3 | 105 | 86 | 2 | 1/25 | 1/25 | 43.00 | 4.91 | 52.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 43 | 59 | 3629 | 1924 | 63 | 6/84 | 7/65 | 30.53 | 3.18 | 57.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 68 | 50 | 1751 | 1542 | 40 | 3/36 | 3/36 | 38.55 | 5.28 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 68 | 42 | 554 | 771 | 25 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 30.84 | 8.35 | 22.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
He is a right-handed middle-order batter who bowls right-arm off-spin, functioning as a genuine allrounder in all formats.
Born in South Africa and having represented South Africa at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, he qualified for New Zealand under the ICC's "exceptional circumstances" criteria after moving to the country.
He scored 98 runs in his only Test innings to date, falling just short of a century on debut against Ireland in May 2026.
In 68 List A matches, he has scored 1,979 runs at an average of 34.71, including 3 centuries and 13 half-centuries, and has taken 40 wickets.
He has represented both Otago and Central Districts in New Zealand domestic cricket.
He represented South Africa at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup before moving to New Zealand and eventually making his international debut for the Black Caps in 2023.
In 68 T20 appearances, he has scored 1,730 runs at an average of 34.60 with a strike rate of 125.27, and has taken 25 wickets with best figures of 5 for 11.
He was locked out of New Zealand for two years during the Covid-19 pandemic after returning home to Pretoria to visit family and take exams, which nearly ended his Black Caps dream.
