Matthew Fleming
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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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| 1988–2002 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 was President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 2016 to 2017.
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]
Fleming was educated at Eton College, and joined the Royal Green Jackets in 1985 as an officer.[2][3] He served in Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Germany.[4]
Cricket career[]
Fleming captained the British Army cricket team.[5]
Fleming was a professional cricketer from 1989 until 2002.[6][4] He was a brilliant cover-point fielder, and his first two scoring shots in first-class cricket were sixes.[6][7][8]
He played for Kent for 13 years, for whom he scored 9206 runs. He was Kent captain for 4 years.[4] He played 11 One Day Internationals for England,[8][9] and won the Champions Trophy in Sharjah in 1997.[10][8]
He was Chairman of the Professional Cricketers Association.[8][4] In 2016–17, Fleming served as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Later career[]
Fleming is a partner in Stonehage Fleming, a wealth advisory company.[2]
References[]
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980118/ai_n9702340[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Our People". Stonehagefleming.com.
- ^ "MCC at heart of Afghanistan's future". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Hansells HR invites you to re-enter the "The Training Room" and meet guest speaker Matthew Fleming" (PDF). Hansells.co.uk. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Fleming receives Kent call (28 October 1998)". ESPNcricinfo.com.
- ^ a b "Matthew Fleming appointed new president of MCC". Cricketcountry.com. 5 May 2016.
- ^ "New MCC president eyes younger fans". ESPNcricinfo.com.
- ^ a b c d "County game loses Jazz". News.bbc.co.uk. 20 September 2002.
- ^ "Ex-England cricketer braves Afghan war to teach game to children". Standard.co.uk. 12 April 2012.
- ^ Struthers, Greg. "Best and Worst: Matthew Fleming". The Times.
External links[]
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Macclesfield
- English cricketers
- England One Day International cricketers
- Kent cricketers
- Kent cricket captains
- People educated at St. Aubyns School
- Ian Fleming Publications directors
- Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club
- Fleming family