Damien Fleming played in 20 Tests and 88 ODIs from 1994 to 2001 and was part of the all-conquering Australian teams under Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor.
13 Facts About Damien Fleming
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In recent years Fleming has spent time refining his theory of Bowlology, a set of scientific coaching principles to help developing bowlers.
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Damien Fleming was a part of the Australian team that won the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
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Damien Fleming is one of only three men to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut.
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Damien Fleming's hat-trick was taken against Pakistan at Rawalpindi where he claimed Australia's nemesis Salim Malik in the second innings as his third wicket.
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Damien Fleming was seen by many to be a one-day specialist, especially in the latter overs when his fine economy rate kept runs down.
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Damien Fleming was the last-over specialist in both the 1996 and 1999 World Cup Semi-Finals.
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In 1996 at Mohali with the West Indies needing six runs to win off five balls, Damien Fleming bowled Courtney Walsh for victory.
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Damien Fleming played 78 First Class Matches for Victoria taking 258 wickets.
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Damien Fleming was named in the South Melbourne Cricket Club's team of the 20th century, alongside such greats as Bill Woodfull, Keith Miller and Clarrie Grimmett.
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Damien Fleming has been heard on Triple M Melbourne and SEN 1116 radio, and is a specialist cricket commentator for Seven Network having previously worked for ABC Radio Grandstand, Channel 10 and Fox Sports.
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Damien Fleming ran a part of the show featuring a broken chocolate wheel.
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Damien Fleming began to make appearances during the fourth season of Thank God You're Here where he parodied the prevalence of sportspersons endorsing anything in the Australian media.