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.
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| Full name | Matthew Valentine Fleming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 57) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Leslie (great-grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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.
Fleming is a partner in Stonehage Fleming, a wealth advisory company.[2]
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| Preceded by Steve Marsh |
Kent County Cricket Club captain 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by David Fulton |