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 was President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 2016 to 2017.

Matthew Fleming
Personal information
Full name
Matthew Valentine Fleming
Born (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsCharles Leslie (great-grandfather)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 148)11 December 1997 v India
Last ODI24 May 1998 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2002Kent
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
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 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/45 5/51 5/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 83/– 81/–
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]

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

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