Full name Luke Jack Fletcher 2014 Wellington Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Name Luke Fletcher | Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player Date joined 2008 | |
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Born 18 September 1988 (age 35) ( 1988-09-18 ) Bulwell, Nottingham, England 2008–present Nottinghamshire (squad no. 19) Current team Surrey County Cricket Club (Bowler) | ||
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Cricket trent bridge luke fletcher 5 wickets v warwickshire
Luke Jack Fletcher (born 18 September 1988) is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast.
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Fletcher was born in Nottingham and was educated at the Henry Mellish School in the city. He played local cricket for Papplewick and Linby in the Nottinghamshire Premier League before signing for Nottinghamshire.
Fletcher made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University in 2008. His County Championship debut came in 2009 against Lancashire. From 2008 to present, he has represented the county in 15 first-class matches. In his 15 first-class matches to date he has scored 217 runs at a batting average of 19.72, with a single half century high score of 92. With the ball he has taken 42 wickets at a bowling average of 34.11, with best figures of 4/38.
His List-A debut for the county also came in the 2008 season, against Northamptonshire in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy. From 2008 to present, he has represented the county in 21 List-A matches. In his 21 List-A matches to date he has scored 79 runs at an average of 11.28, with a high score of 40*. With the ball he has taken 45 wickets at an average of 37.15, with best figures of 2/35.
During the 2009 season, he made his debut in Twenty20 cricket for the county, which came against Durham in the 2009 Twenty20 Cup. From 2009 to present, he has represented Nottinghamshire and Wellington Firebirds in 43 Twenty20 matches. In his 43 Twenty20 matches to date he has taken 58 wickets at an average of 22.68, with best figures of 4/30.
Fletcher played for Wellington Firebirds as a Twenty20 specialist in the inaugural Georgie Pie Super Smash during the 2014–15 season, but his spell in New Zealand was cut short due to injury.
In April 2016, Fletcher joined Derbyshire on a month's loan. He previously had a loan spell with Surrey during 2015.
In July 2017, Fletcher was hit in the head by a shot from Birmingham Bears batsman Sam Hain while bowling in a NatWest t20 Blast match. He was taken to hospital with a concussion.