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Stephen Fleming (Cricketer) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Stephen Fleming (Cricketer) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Bio
Full Name Stephen Paul Fleming
Nickname Flem, Donkey
Profession A former New Zealand cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 187 cm**
in meters**- 1.88 m**
in feet inches**- 6’ 2”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 80 kg**
in pounds**- 176 lbs**
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Dark Brown
Cricket
International Debut ODI- 25 March 1994 v India at at Napier
Test- 19 March 1994 v India at Hamilton
T20- 17 February 2005 v Australia at Auckland
Jersey Number #7 (New Zealand)
Favourite Shot Cover Drive
Records (main ones) • Second most capped test player of New Zealand (111 test matches with 7172 runs).
• New Zealand's ODI cricket Captain in 218 matches.
• 279 ODI matches with 8007 runs for New Zealand.
• 171 catches in tests and 132 in ODIs.
• Highest batting strike rate (281.81) in test innings.
Career Turning Point In 1996, Maiden Test century against England at Auckland
Personal Life
Date of Birth 1 April 1973
Age (as in 2017) 44 Years
Birth Place Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Aries
Signature
Nationality New Zealander (Kiwi)
Hometown Canterbury, New Zealand
School Waltham Primary School and Cashmere High School
College Christchurch Teacher's College
Educational Qualification Two years' degree in Physical Education
Family Father- Gary Kirk (President of the South Christchurch Cricket Club)
Mother- Pauline Fleming
Brother- Not Known
Sister- Not Known
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5, UK
Hobbies PlayStation, Reading, and playing Golf
Controversy In 1995, he was accused of smoking marijuana with his teammates Dion Nash and Matthew Hart.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer Batsman- Rahul Dravid
(former Indian cricketer)
Bowler- Sir Richard John Hadlee (New Zealand's former Cricketer)
Favourite Food Japanese Tepanyaki
Favourite Author Ken Follet
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Kelly Payne
Wife Kelly Payne
Marriage Date 9 May 2007
Children Daughter- Tayla (born in 2006)


Son- Cooper (born in 2008)
Money Factor
Net Worth
(Approx.)		 ₹2.5 crore
$25 million

 Some Lesser Known Facts About Stephen Fleming

  • Does Stephen Fleming smoke?: Not Known

  • Does Stephen Fleming drink alcohol?: Not Known

  • He appeared in 111 test matches and won 28 of them against the countries like England, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, India and West Indies.

  • His mother, Pauline Fleming brought him up in the absence of his father.

  • His father Gary Kirk took care of his career and also played with him in a senior rugby match.

  • He plays the remarkable shots like cover drive, cut shots and straight drive. 

  • He is a slip catcher who took over 170 catches in more than 110 matches. 

  • In March 1994, in his test debut against India, he scored 92 runs and won ‘Man of the Match’ award.

  • He hit 106 runs against West Indies in Port-of-Spain (1995-96), 116 runs against Australia in Melbourne (1997-98), and 78 & 174 against Sri Lanka in Colombo (1998) without getting out.

  • He proved his best captaincy in September 2000 after a victory over Zimbabwe.

  • He made his team win the ‘2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.’ 

  • In 2003, he scored 274 (not out) against Sri Lanka.

  • During the 2003 Cricket World Cup, his inning of 134 runs against South Africa, is still considered a master class among his fans.

  • He played county cricket for Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, and Middlesex in England and also won the County Championship in 2005. 

  • In April 2006, he scored his 3rd Test double century against South Africa at Cape Town. He also made a record of highest partnership with his team-mate James Franklin, by scoring 262 for the 8th wicket.

  • On 25 October 2006, he made a world record by accepting the responsibility of his team’s captaincy 194th time in an ODI. 

  • During the 2007 World Cup, he became the second-highest run scorer of New Zealand by scoring 353 runs. But in the semi-final against Sri Lanka, he couldn’t score well and crashed out of the tournament after losing the match.

  • He played for New Zealand in the 80 test matches, which is a second highest number record in the world.

  • During his second test match against England, he completed his 7000th runs. 

  • On 24 April 2007, he gave resignation from the ODI captaincy.

  • On 26 March 2008, he took retirement from the international cricket.

Retirement Press Conference

Posted by Stephen Fleming on 15 ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 2008