Stuart David Fletcher (born 8 June 1964,[1] in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1991,[1] and Lancashire from 1992 to 1994. He also appeared for Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship in both 1994 and 1995.
A right arm medium pacer and right-handed lower order bat, Fletcher played in 114 first-class matches, 107 for Yorkshire and seven for Lancashire, taking 240 wickets at 34.89, with a best of 8 for 58 against Essex. He scored 476 first-class runs at an average of 7.43, with a top score of 28 not out against Kent. In 132 one day games, he took 166 wickets at 29.06, with a best of 4 for 11 against Kent. He scored 127 runs in these games, at an average of just over 9. He took 2 for 37 to help Yorkshire win the Benson and Hedges Cup final in 1987, against Nottinghamshire.
He continued to play league cricket after his retirement from the first-class game for Elland C.C., and is currently in charge of youth coaching at Brighouse C.C. in the Bradford League.
References
edit- ^ a b Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 368. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.