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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 | 12 December 1964 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Leslie (great-grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Fleming is also great-nephew of Ian Fleming, popularly known as the creator of James Bond.[1]
Fleming was educated at Eton College. After leaving school, in 1985 he joined the Royal Green Jackets as an officer, serving in Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Germany.[2][3][4]
Whilst in the army, Fleming captained the British Army cricket team.[5] He became a professional cricketer after leaving the army and played from 1989 until 2002.[6][4] His first two scoring shots in first-class cricket were sixes and he excelled as a cover-point fielder, and his.[6][7][8]
Fleming played for Kent for 13 years, scoring 9,206 runs and captaining the county for four years.[4] He played 11 One Day Internationals for England,[8][9] and won the Champions Trophy in Sharjah in 1997.[10][8]
Fleming was Chairman of the Professional Cricketers Association and in 2016–17 served as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[8][4]
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Fleming is a partner in Stonehage Fleming, a wealth advisory company. He has been Managing Partner of Fleming Media and a Director of Ian Fleming Publications and James Bond Enterprises.[2]
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