Matthew Fleming

Matthew Fleming

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Valentine Fleming
Born	12 December 1964 (1964-12-12) (age 46) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	CFH Leslie (great-grandfather)
International information
National side	England
ODI debut (cap 148)	11 December 1997 v India
Last ODI	24 May 1998 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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.

Born out of his time, his background was Eton and the Royal Greenjackets, his approach was cavalier. His first 2 scoring shots in first class cricket were sixes.

He played 11 One Day Internationals but no Test matches for England. He captained Kent for several seasons. His great-grandfather was Charles Leslie who played cricket for England and Middlesex in the 1880s. He is also nephew of Ian Fleming, popularly known as the creator of James Bond.^[1]

He served as Chairman of the Professional Cricketers' Association. After his retirement he announced his intention to become a Conservative Member of Parliament, however he has yet to stand for election.

Fleming is currently the MCC representative in Afghanistan. Part of Fleming's role is to spread the game, particularly in schools and to help the development of the Afghanistan national cricket team.

He is also a lifelong supporter of Birmingham City Football Club.

References

1. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980118/ai_n9702340

• Cricinfo
• Cricket Archive

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

Persondata
Name	Fleming, Matthew
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	12 December 1964
Place of birth	Macclesfield, Cheshire
Date of death
Place of death