Matthew Fleming
Matthew Valentine Fleming (born 12 December 1964) is a former British Army officer and professional cricketer who represented Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He served in the Royal Green Jackets and was President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 2016 to 2017.
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| Full name | Matthew Valentine Fleming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1964 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Leslie (great-grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 148) | 11 December 1997 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 May 1998 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–2002 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background and early life
Fleming's great-grandfather was Charles Leslie who played cricket for England and Middlesex in the 1880s. He is also great-nephew of Ian Fleming, popularly known as the creator of James Bond.[1]
Cricket career
Fleming's first two scoring shots in first-class cricket were sixes.
He played 11 One Day Internationals for England from 1997 to 1998. He captained Kent for several seasons. Fleming was a very effective all-rounder, hard hitting batsman and medium-pace bowler in the one day game for Kent and briefly for England.
In 2016–17, Fleming served as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
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| Preceded by Steve Marsh |
Kent County Cricket Club captain 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by David Fulton |