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Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher OBE (born 27 September 1948 in Salisbury (now Harare ), Zimbabwe ) is a former Zimbabwean Cricket er and current coach of the English Cricket Team . Fletcher was Zimbabwe's first-ever One-day International captain, leading them to their famous victory at the 1983 Cricket World Cup over Australia . Fletcher also Captained Zimbabwe to victory in the 1982 ICC Trophy . On 13 September 2005 Fletcher was awarded British citizenship after a five year wait. Although both his parents and all his grandparents were English, Fletcher had been denied citizenship by virtue of the fact he spent most of his time abroad - touring with the winning England team. After the Ashes series win of 2005, the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke , intervened to award Fletcher his long-sought citizenship. REFERENCE |
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