Matthew Fleming

Matthew Fleming
Personal information
Full name Matthew Valentine Fleming
Born (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right arm medium
Role All-rounder
Relations CFH Leslie (great-grandfather)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 148) 11 December 1997 v India
Last ODI 24 May 1998 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2002 Kent
Career statistics
Competition ODI First-class List A
Matches 11 219 314
Runs scored 139 9,206 6,161
Batting average 15.44 30.18 24.74
100s/50s 0/0 11/42 4/28
Top score 33 138 138
Balls bowled 523 22,292 12,299
Wickets 17 290 377
Bowling average 25.52 35.91 25.71
5 wickets in innings 0 2 3
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/45 5/51 5/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 83/– 81/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2009

Matthew Valentine Fleming (born 12 December 1964) is a former cricketer who represented Kent and England, and 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]

Cricket career

Fleming's first 2 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.

References


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Steve Marsh
Kent County Cricket Club captain
1999–2001
Succeeded by
David Fulton
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