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Stephen Fleming

Full name: Stephen Paul Fleming

Born: 1st April 1973, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm slow-medium

Teams: New Zealand (Test: 1993/94-2007/08); New Zealand (ODI: 1993/94-2006/07); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05); New Zealand (Int Twenty20: 2004/05-2006/07); Canterbury (Main FC: 1991/92-1999/00); Middlesex (Main FC: 2001); Wellington (Main FC: 2001/02-2006/07); Yorkshire (Main FC: 2003); Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 2005-2007); Canterbury (Main ListA: 1992/93-1999/00); Wellington (Main ListA: 2000/01-2007/08); Middlesex (Main ListA: 2001); Yorkshire (Main ListA: 2003); Nottinghamshire (Main ListA: 2005-2007); Yorkshire (Main Twenty20: 2003); Nottinghamshire (Main Twenty20: 2005-2007); Wellington (Main Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); All teams

New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1998, 2003, 2004
Middlesex Cap: 2001

Nottinghamshire : 2005

Nottinghamshire Cap: 2005

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Articles: Rajasthan edge out Super Kings in a high scoring thriller

Super Kings shoot at their own foot, lose to Challengers

Ntini, Rain and Duckworth-Lewis see the Super Kings through

Sidebottom hat-trick shatters NZealand, keeps Test alive

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Pictures: Stephen Fleming

Stephen Fleming

Stephen Fleming celebrates his century

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As batsman and captain Stephen Fleming’s place in New Zealand cricket’s Hall of Fame is already assured even if he still has a few years left in the game. He will be in anyone’s list of top ten New Zealand batsmen and as a captain he is considered arguably the most cerebral captain in international cricket today. Under him New Zealand has made giant strides and are today opponents which no team can take lightly both in Tests and ODIs. Fleming has wielded the Kiwis into a tough unit at the same time seeing that the players do not sacrifice their natural flair. He has led New Zealand to the World Cup semifinals in 1999, to the Super Six four years later and under him the team can look forward confidently to a fruitful campaign in the Caribbean in 2007. He is New Zealand’s most capped player, the first to appear in 100 Tests and has scored more runs than any Kiwi player in both Tests and ODIs. A veteran of the English county circuit Fleming captained Nottinghamshire in 2005 to their first county title since 1987. A cultured left handed opening batsman Fleming is at ease against both pace and spin, can lay anchor or play strokes freely and has scored runs handsomely and effortlessly all over the cricketing world. A career average of 40 spread over 102 Tests with a career highest score of 274 not out against Sri Lanka speaks highly of Fleming’s consistency and the ability to play a long innings. But in ODIs he can prove to be quite a dasher confirmed by his career strike rate of 71.
Profile DateLine: 19th February 2007

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	111	189	10	7172	274*	40.06	9	46	45.82	171

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	247	406	32	16409	274*	43.87	35	93	53.28	340

First-Class Career Bowling (1992/93-2001)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	102	2	129	0	0-0					7.58

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	279	268	21	8007	134*	32.41	8	49	71.40	132
ICC World XI	1	1	0	30	30	30.00	0	0	107.14	1
Overall	280	269	21	8037	134*	32.40	8	49	71.49	133

One-Day International Career Bowling (1994/95-1995/96)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	29	0	28	1	1-8	28.00	0	0	29.00	5.79

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	461	438	38	14037	139*	35.09	22	86	226

One-Day Career Bowling (1994/95-2000/01)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	35	0	31	2	1-3	15.50	0	0	17.50	5.31

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	5	5	0	110	38	22.00	0	0	129.41	2

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	46	46	2	1012	64*	23.00	0	5	122.37	13

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91-1992/93)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
New Zealand Young Cricketers	3	6	2	223	96	55.75	0	1	4
New Zealand Under-19s	4	6	0	233	120	38.83	1	1	8
Overall	7	12	2	456	120	45.60	1	2	12

Youth Test Career Bowling (1991/92)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
New Zealand Under-19s	150	2	84	2	2-62	42.00	0	0	75.00	3.36

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91-1992/93)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
New Zealand Young Cricketers	2	2	0	89	54	44.50	0	1	1
New Zealand Under-19s	6	6	0	159	57	26.50	0	1	2
Overall	8	8	0	248	57	31.00	0	2	3

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1991/92-1992/93)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand Under-19s	94	0	58	4	3-20	14.50	0	0	23.50	3.70