Stephen Fleming
89New Zealand · OP · 1994 to 2007 · on scorecards: SP Fleming
BATTING
- Matches
- 280
- Innings
- 269
- Runs
- 8037
- Average
- 32.4
- Strike rate
- 71.49
- High score
- 134*
- 100s / 50s
- 8 / 49
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 28
- Economy
- 5.79
- Strike rate
- 29
- Best figures
- 1/8
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 133 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 9
CAREER IN BRIEF
Stephen Fleming played 280 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2007. The first came against India at McLean Park, with a score of 90, and the last against Sri Lanka at Sabina Park in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,906 runs at 33.4 in 166 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 134 not out from 132 balls against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in 2003, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 8 hundreds, 49 fifties.
At home the average was 33.8 across 105 ODIs; away it was 35.1 across 77 ODIs. The most runs came against South Africa: 1,280 runs at 35.6 in 40 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 28 ODIs and 612 runs at 23.5. Stephen Fleming captained New Zealand in 218 ODIs, winning 98 and losing 106. The scorecards record 16 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 122 of the ODIs Stephen Fleming played and lost 140.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 280 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134* | 132 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 116* | 122 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1998 | Won |
| 115* | 135 | Pakistan | Lancaster Park | 2004 | Won |
| 111* | 137 | Australia | McLean Park | 1998 | Won |
| 108 | 115 | South Africa | Lancaster Park | 2004 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 2 | Netherlands | Reliance Stadium | 1996 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 47 | 1,241 | 29.55 | 2/7 | 0 | – |
| India | 40 | 1,098 | 32.29 | 0/9 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 40 | 1,280 | 35.56 | 2/7 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1,090 | 34.06 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 34 | 598 | 18.69 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 29 | 919 | 38.29 | 1/8 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 743 | 41.28 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| England | 19 | 612 | 34.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 181 | 60.33 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Asia XI | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 60 | 60.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United States | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 2,975 | 33.81 | 3/19 | 0 | – |
| Away | 77 | 2,315 | 35.08 | 3/14 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 98 | 2,747 | 29.22 | 2/16 | 1 | 13.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114 | 3,131 | 31.00 | 3/17 | 1 | 28.00 |
| 2000s | 166 | 4,906 | 33.37 | 5/32 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 28 | 612 | 23.54 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| McLean Park | 19 | 743 | 53.07 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
| Lancaster Park | 19 | 594 | 33.00 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 14 | 321 | 22.93 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 13 | 304 | 30.40 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Basin Reserve | 9 | 190 | 27.14 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1994 at McLean Park
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2007 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 April 1973
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 11,242
- Ducks
- 17
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 66.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 79.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 48.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 65.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,902 balls faced in that period.
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