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Full name | David Fleming | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland | 7 April 1964|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1986 | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,16 July 2022 |
David Fleming (born 7 April 1964) is a Scottish former cricketer.
Fleming was born at Broxburn in April 1964. He was educated at the Linlithgow Academy. A club cricketer for West Lothian Cricket Club, [1] he made his debut for Scotland as a wicket-keeper in a first-class match against Ireland at Glasgow in 1986. [2] He later played four List A one-day matches in 1988,making three appearances in the Benson &Hedges Cup and one appearance in the NatWest Trophy against Glamorgan. [3] In these he scored four runs and took two catches. [4] Following a successful club season in 2000,he pushed for a return to the Scottish side following a twelve years absence,but he was ultimately not recalled. [5] A corner of West Lothian's home ground,Boghall,was affectionately known as "Davie's Corner",so-called due to Fleming's reputation for scoring heavily in that particular corner of the ground. [1] Outside of cricket,Fleming worked as a salesman for a Broxburn meat company. [1]
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