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Full name Matthew Valentine Fleming
Born December 12, 1964, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Current age 43 years 357 days
Major teams England,Kent
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Great-grandfather - CFH Leslie
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
11
10
1
139
33
15.44
137
101.45
0
0
11
3
1
0
First-class
219
348
43
9206
138
30.18
11
42
83
0
List A
314
281
32
6161
125
24.74
4
28
81
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
11
11
523
434
17
4/45
4/45
25.52
4.97
30.7
1
0
0
First-class
219
22292
10415
290
5/51
35.91
2.80
76.8
2
0
List A
314
12299
9696
377
5/27
5/27
25.71
4.73
32.6
8
3
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
England v India at Sharjah, Dec 11, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
England v South Africa at Leeds, May 24, 1998 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1989 - 2002
List A span
1988 - 2002
Profile
With an establishment background hailing from a different era - Eton and the army came before his cricket really took shape - Matthew Fleming was almost the archetypal good county pro, a capable allrounder who was particularly adept at the one-day game, described by Christopher Martin-Jenkins as "an occasionally inspirational and inspired player, always wholehearted and brilliant at cover point." In 1997 an excellent season for Kent was rewarded with a call-up to the England one-day side, and on his debut against India at Sharjah, he took 4 for 45 to help steer England to a narrow win. In the next six months he made another 10 appearances, bowling consistently but struggling to make an impression with the bat. He continued to lead Kent with distinction, moulding them into a competitive and efficient side, especially in the one-day arena. He proved to be a good observer and writer on the game, and after retiring at the end of 2002 (he signed off by scoring the fastest hundred of the summer, 66 balls against the touring Sri Lankans) his involvement in the game continued as an administrator.
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