Stephen Fleming
New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right Arm Medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	104	280
Runs scored	6620	8037
Batting average	39.64	32.4
100s/50s	9/41	8/49
Top score	274*	134*
Balls bowled	-	29
Wickets	-	1
Bowling average	-	28.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	1/8
Catches/stumpings	159/-	133/-
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Stephen Paul Fleming (born in Christchurch on 1 April 1973) is the former Test captain of the New Zealand cricket team, known as the Black Caps, and currently captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. His father was President of the South Christchurch Cricket Club. Known for his astute tactical abilities, he is New Zealand's most successful Test captain, having led the side to 28 victories (as of April 2007) and having won Test match series against India, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Christchurch (Māori: ) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire. ... Christchurch (Māori: ) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ... A Test match between South Africa and England in January 2005. ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ...

Career performance

A left-handed batsman, Fleming made his Test debut in March 1994 against India winning the Man of the Match award on debut after scoring 92. In 1995 he survived controversy when he was caught and admitted to smoking marijuana with teammates Matthew Hart and Dion Nash while on tour at their hotel. In England's tour of New Zealand in 1996/7 he scored his maiden Test century in the First Test at Auckland. In the Third Test of the tour he took over the captaincy from Lee Germon becoming New Zealand's youngest captain at 23 years and 320 days. Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... Matthew Norman Hart (born May 16, 1972, Hamilton, Waikato) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 2002. ... Dion Joseph Nash (born in Auckland on November 20, 1971) played for the New Zealand cricket team (national team known as the Black Caps), captaining the team in 1999 with the injury of regular captain Stephen Fleming. ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... Lee Kenneth Germon (born 4 November 1968, Christchurch) was a New Zealand cricketer, combining the roles of captain and wicket-keeper. ...

Fleming became New Zealand's most successful captain in September 2000 with a victory over Zimbabwe. This was the 12th win under his captaincy overtaking Geoff Howarth. Geoffrey (Geoff) Philip Howarth (born 29 March 1951, Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer, who remains the only New Zealand captain to have positive win-loss records in both Test cricket and ODI cricket. ...

Fleming was long regarded as an underperformer with the bat, with one of the worst 50 to 100 conversion ratios in world cricket. However since the 2003 tour of Sri Lanka, Fleming has silenced his critics, with 274 not out against Sri Lanka - when Fleming selflessly declared rather than staying to reach 300 which would have been a record in New Zealand cricket history.

Arguably Fleming's best ODI innings was his unbeaten 134 to help New Zealand beat hosts South Africa in the 2003 World Cup. Chasing a rain adjusted target of 229 off 39 overs, Fleming hit 134 off just 132 deliveries as New Zealand cruised to a 9-wicket victory over a team they had struggled against in the past. Fleming has not been one of the world's leading ODI batsmen at any stage of his career but has seven other centuries to his credit.

Fleming has played county cricket for Middlesex, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. He captained Nottinghamshire to County Championship victory in 2005, their first Championship title in 18 years. Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ...

In the 2nd Test between New Zealand and South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town in April 2006, Fleming scored his 3rd Test double-century and became the first New Zealander to achieve this feat. Fleming scored 262 as he and Wellington team-mate James Franklin put 256 runs for the 8th wicket, the highest partnership in Tests between New Zealand and South Africa. It is also a record for the 8th wicket against any country in the world. Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town is the home of Western Province Cricket Club and is also one of the venues at which Test matches are played in South Africa. ... Nickname: Motto: Spes Bona (Latin for Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Coordinates: , Country Province Municipality City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality Founded 1652 Government [1]  - Type City council  - Mayor Helen Zille  - City manager Achmat Ebrahim Area  - City 2,499 km²  (964. ... The Wellington Firebirds are a New Zealand first-class cricket team based in Wellington. ...

On 25 October 2006, Fleming captained his country for the 194th time in an ODI - a world record, overtaking Arjuna Ranatunga. On 24 April 2007, Fleming resigned as the ODI captain of the Blackcaps. The announcement was made in a post-match press conference held after the Semi-Final defeat to Sri Lanka in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. ^[1] After Fleming's last match as captain, Mahela Jayawardene added a tribute. "Stephen's been a great leader for New Zealand for some time, and you could learn a lot from him". Over a decade of leading the side he finished with 218 games, 98 wins, 106 losses. Arjuna Ranatunga (born 1 December 1963) is a Sri Lankan cricketer-turned politician. ... Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, known as Mahela Jayawardene, born 27 May 1977, is the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. ...

As of this date, there is talk that he may be joining the controversial rebel twenty20 league, The Indian Cricket League (ICL). However, this is yet to be confirmed by Fleming.

As of April 2007, Fleming had captained New Zealand in 80 Test matches -- a New Zealand record and the second highest number worldwide ^[2]. As a fielder, Fleming has taken over 150 catches giving him the 3rd highest Test aggregate for a non-wicketkeeper^[3].

On 9 May 2007 Fleming married his long term partner Kelly Payne in a ceremony held in Wellington.

In September 2007, Fleming is replaced by Daniel Vettori as the New Zealand Test captain.^[4] Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending St Pauls Collegiate School, is a cricketer who plays Test cricket for New Zealand. ...

Records

• Most capped ODI Captain (218 matches as of April 24, 2007) ^[5]
• The most catches by a fielder in a calendar year with 28 victims in 1997 ^[6]

Stephen Fleming's career performance graph.

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See also

• New Zealand cricket team
• John Bracewell
• New Zealand national cricket captains

The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. ... John Garry Bracewell (born 15 April 1958 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. ... This is a complete list of all of New Zealands national cricket captains at official international level. ...

References

External links

• Stephen Fleming: Home page
• New Zealand Cricket, the official website of New Zealand Cricket Inc

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 1996 Cricket World Cup
	1 Germon (c/wk) • 2 Astle • 3 Cairns • 4 Fleming • 5 Harris • 6 Kennedy • 7 Larsen • 8 Morrison • 9 Nash • 10 Parore • 11 Patel • 12 Spearman • 13 Thomson • 14 Twose

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup
	1 Fleming • 2 Adams • 3 Astle • 4 Bond • 5 Cairns • 6 Harris • 7 McCullum • 8 McMillan • 9 Mills • 10 Oram • 11 Sinclair • 12 Styris • 13 Tuffey • 14 Vettori • 15 Vincent

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup
	1 Fleming • 2 Vettori • 3 Bond • 4 Franklin • 5 Fulton • 6 Gillespie • 7 McCullum • 8 McMillan • 9 Marshall • 10 Martin • 11 Mason • 12 Oram • 13 Patel • 14 Styris • 15 Taylor • 16 Tuffey • 17 Vincent • Coach: Bracewell Tuffey and Vincent were injured during the tournament and replaced in the squad by Martin and Marshall respectively.