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| Full name | Stephen Paul Fleming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-04-01)1 April 1973 (age 52) Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 188) | 19 March 1994 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 March 2008 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 88) | 25 March 1994 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 April 2007 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 3) | 17 February 2005 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 26 December 2006 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000/01–2008/09 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–2015, 2018–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Joburg Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | Texas Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Paul FlemingONZM (born 1 April 1973) is a cricket coach and former captain of theNew Zealand national cricket team. He was a left-handedopening batter and an occasional right arm slow medium bowler. He is New Zealand's second-most cappedTest cricketer with 111 appearances. He is also the team's longest-serving and most successful captain with 28 test victories and led the team to win the2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the team's firstInternational Cricket Council trophy. Fleming captained New Zealand in the first everTwenty20 International againstAustralia in 2005.
Fleming retired from international cricket on 26 March 2008. He played in theinaugural season of theIndian Premier League forChennai Super Kings and became the team's coach in2009. He is the team's current head coach and has coached them to five IPL and twoChampions League T20 titles. He also serves as the head coach of other Super Kings franchises,Joburg Super Kings in theSA20 andTexas Super Kings inMajor League Cricket. He served as the coach ofMelbourne Stars in theBig Bash League from 2015 to 2019. Fleming was appointed anOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cricket, in the2011 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Fleming was born on 1 April 1973 inChristchurch to Pauline Fleming and Gary Kirk.[1] Pauline raised him as a single mother, and he did not meet his father until he was 16. Fleming played rugby for Cashmere High like his father.[2]
On 9 May 2007, Fleming married his long-term partner Kelly Payne in a ceremony inWellington. The couple have a daughter, born in 2006.[3]
Fleming has played county cricket in England forMiddlesex,Yorkshire andNottinghamshire.[1] He captained Nottinghamshire toCounty Championship victoryin 2005, their first Championship title in 18 years.[4]
A left-handedbatsman, Fleming made histest debut in March 1994 in thehome series againstIndia winning theMan of the Match award on debut after scoring 92.[5] He made hisODI debut on 25 March 1994 in the first match of the ODI series that followed and scored anunbeaten 90.[6] InEngland's tour of New Zealand in 1996–97, he scored his maiden testcentury in the first test atAuckland.[7] In the third Test of the series, he took over the captaincy fromLee Germon becoming New Zealand's youngest captain at 23 years and 321 days.[8] He led the New Zealand team to abronze medal in the1998Commonwealth Games.[9]
Fleming led the team to win the2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, which was New Zealand's firstICC trophy.[10] Fleming became New Zealand's most successful test captain in September 2000 with a victory overZimbabwe which was the 12th win under his captaincy overtakingGeoff Howarth and finished with 28 wins, the most by a New Zealand captain.[11] Fleming's scored his best ODI score with an unbeaten 134 to help New Zealand beat hostsSouth Africa in the2003 Cricket 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.[12] In February 2005, Fleming captained New Zealand in the first everTwenty20 International againstAustralia.[13] In the second Test between New Zealand and South Africa atCape Town in April 2006, Fleming scored his 3rd Test double-century and became the first New Zealander to achieve this feat.[14]
On 25 October 2006, Fleming captained his country for the 194th time in an ODI overtakingArjuna Ranatunga for most matches as a captain and finished with 218 games as a captain, a record which has since been eclipsed only byRicky Ponting.[15] He captained the side in the2007 World Cup and scored 353 runs at an average of 39.22, leading the team to the semi-finals.[16] On 24 April 2007, Fleming resigned as captain in a post-match press conference held after the semi-Final defeat toSri Lanka.[17] In September 2007, Fleming was replaced byDaniel Vettori as the New Zealand captain. Fleming confirmed his retirement from the New Zealand team at the end of England's2008 tour of New Zealand to spend more time with his family, and to play for theIndian Premier League.[18] Fleming scored over 7000 runs in test cricket and took over 170 catches, the third highest Test aggregate for a non-wicket keeper.[19][1]
Fleming was acquired byChennai Super Kings (CSK) for US$350,000 for theinaugural season ofIndian Premier League.[20] He played justone season and scored 196 runs in ten matches with CSK finishing asrunners-up.[21][22]
Fleming was appointed as the head coach ofChennai Super Kings in 2009 when he retired as a player.[23] Under his coaching, CSK won the2010 season and qualified forChampions League Twenty20.[24] Chennai won the2010 Champions league.[25] Fleming coached CSK to its second consecutive IPL title in2011 and its second Champions League Twenty20 title in2014.[26][27]
Following the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings andRajasthan Royals, two new franchisesRising Pune Supergiants andGujarat Lions were established for the2016 Indian Premier League season. Supergiants appointed Fleming as the head coach.[28] Flemingreturned to Chennai Super Kings for the2018 season.[29] Fleming coached CSK to its third IPL title in 2018.[30] Fleming led CSK to the title again in2021 and2023 IPL.[26][31] CSK became the most successful IPL franchise with five title wins and ten final appearances during his stint as head coach.[32] He was appointed as the head coach of other Super Kings franchises,Joburg Super Kings ofSA20 in 2022 andTexas Super Kings ofMajor League Cricket in 2023.[33]
Fleming has been involved in setting upCricHQ with the company's CEO Simon Baker and former New Zealand cricket captainBrendon McCullum. Fleming is one of the investors and a director in the company. In June 2015, the company raised US$10m from Singapore private equity firm Tembusu Partners.[34]
Fleming was an elegant left handedbatter and played shots such as the flick off the pads, straight drive, cover drive and cut shots.[35] He was also a prolific slip catcher and was particularly noted for his captaincy, having been praised byShane Warne as the "best captain in world cricket".[36]
Fleming, a left-handedbatsman, has made 17centuries in international cricket – nine in Test matches and eight in One Day Internationals – and sits ninety-sixth in thelist of century-makers in international cricket.[37]
| No. | Score | Opponent | Pos. | Inn. | Venue | Date | Result | Ref |
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| 1 | 129 |  England | 4 | 1 | Eden Park,Auckland | 24 January 1997 | Drawn | [39] |
| 2 | 174* |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo | 27 May 1998 | Won | [40] |
| 3 | 105 |  Australia | 4 | 1 | WACA Ground,Perth | 30 November 2001 | Drawn | [41] |
| 4 | 130 |  West Indies | 3 | 1 | Kensington Oval,Bridgetown | 21 June 2002 | Won | [42] |
| 5 | 274* | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium,Colombo | 25 April 2003 | Drawn | [43] |
| 6 | 192 |  Pakistan | 3 | 1 | Seddon Park,Hamilton | 19 December 2003 | Drawn | [44] |
| 7 | 117 | England | 2 | 1 | Trent Bridge,Nottingham | 4 June 2004 | Lost | [45] |
| 8 | 202 |  Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chattogram | 26 October 2004 | Won | [46] |
| 9 | 262 |  South Africa | 3 | 1 | Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town | 27 April 2006 | Drawn | [47] |
| No. | Score | Opponent | Pos. | Venue | Date | Result | Ref |
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| 1 | 106* | West Indies | 4 | Queen's Park Oval,Port of Spain | 29 March 1996 | Won | [49] |
| 2 | 116* | Australia | 4 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 21 January 1998 | Won | [50] |
| 3 | 111* | Australia | 4 | McLean Park,Napier | 12 February 1998 | Won | [51] |
| 4 | 134* | South Africa | 2 | New Wanderers,Johannesburg | 16 February 2003 | Won (D/L) | [52] |
| 5 | 115* | Pakistan | 2 | Lancaster Park,Christchurch | 10 January 2004 | Won | [53] |
| 6 | 108 | South Africa | 2 | Lancaster Park,Christchurch | 17 February 2004 | Won | [54] |
| 7 | 106 | England | 2 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 6 February 2007 | Lost | [55] |
| 8 | 102 | Bangladesh | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium,North Sound | 2 April 2007 | Won | [56] |
Fleming had captained New Zealand in 303 matches including 80 Test matches, 218 ODIs and 5 T20Is, a New Zealand record and the third highest ever.[57][11][58]
| Type | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % |
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| Test | 80 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
| ODI | 218 | 98 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 44.95 |
| T20I | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
Fleming was appointed anOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cricket, in the2011 Queen's Birthday Honours.[66]
In 1995, Fleming was caught and admitted to smokingmarijuana with teammatesMatthew Hart andDion Nash while on tour at their hotel.[74]
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| Preceded by | Melbourne Stars Coach 2015–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Nottinghamshire County cricket captain 2005–2007 | Succeeded by |
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