Cameron Dean Fletcher (born 1 March 1993) is a New Zealand

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er who currently plays for

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. He has previously represented

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and Northern Districts.

Early life

Cameron Fletcher was born in Auckland, New Zealand. As a teenager he attended Kelston Boys' High School.

Domestic career

Fletcher began his domestic career with Northern Districts, making his First-class and List A debuts for them in February 2013. He was then awarded a contract to play for Canterbury for the 2014–15 season. In March 2018, in the

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, Fletcher scored his maiden century in

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. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season. In June 2020, Fletcher was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. Ahead of the 2023/24 season, Fletcher signed with Auckland, after spending 10 years with Canterbury. In

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, Fletcher joined

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for the

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, having represented

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in the previous year's tournament.

International career

New Zealand Under-19

In 2012, Fletcher was named in the New Zealand Under-19 squad, alongside future Black Caps

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and

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. The squad went to Australia for both a quadrangular series against England, India and the hosts, and the Under-19 World Cup. He scored 49 in a last-ball victory over the

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in the quarter-finals, and 53 as New Zealand were beaten by

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in the semi-finals.

New Zealand

In February 2022, Fletcher was named in New Zealand's

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squad for their series against South Africa. In May 2022, he was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of England. However, he did not play in either series.

New Zealand A

In August 2022, Fletcher was named in the New Zealand A squad to tour India.

References

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* 1993 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Cricketers from Auckland 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub