John Le Fleming
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John Le Fleming was an English
sportsman who played first-class cricket
for Kent
and represented England at rugby union
. He also went by the name Jack Le Fleming.
Le Fleming was capped just once for England, in the 1887 Home Nations Championship
game against Wales.
A right-handed batsman, Le Fleming played with Kent from 1889 to 1899 and his brother Lawrence also played for the county. He scored his only first-class century in the County Championship against Sussex
in 1892, finishing with 134.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
sportsman who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and represented England at rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. He also went by the name Jack Le Fleming.
Le Fleming was capped just once for England, in the 1887 Home Nations Championship
1887 Home Nations Championship
The 1887 Home Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 8 January and 12 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales....
game against Wales.
A right-handed batsman, Le Fleming played with Kent from 1889 to 1899 and his brother Lawrence also played for the county. He scored his only first-class century in the County Championship against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in 1892, finishing with 134.