Fleming's career in pictures

Stephen Fleming celebrates after catching Nasser Hussain. In the first innings, Fleming scored his first Test century. Two Tests later, he would be named captain, New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, January 1997•Getty Images

His 1999 tour of England began disastrously. New Zealand lost the first Test at Edgbaston inside three days, July, 1999•Getty Images

On his second tour of South Africa in November 2000, Fleming scored two half-centuries in the first Test at Bloemfontein. He was dismissed for 99 in the second innings.•Rian Botes/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

But New 1-1 at HZealand hammered Pakistan by an innings and 185 runs to tie the series at Hamilton•Sandra Teddy/Photosport

New Zealand returned home and trounced Bangladesh 2-0 in December 2001•Getty Images

New Zealand won both Tests against India at Wellington and Hamilton in December 2002•Andrew Cornaga/Photosport

He scored 117 against England at Trent Bridge but New Zealand lost the Test and the series 3-0, June 2004•Getty Images

New Zealand hammed Zimbabwe 2-0 after there was much debate about whether the tour should go ahead, August 2005•AFP

In his first innings in Australia, Fleming made 91 before he was trapped leg before at Brisbane in 1998•Getty Images

Going into the fourth Test, the series was tied at 1-1. Fleming top-scored with 66 in the first innings to set up New Zealand's 83-run win at The Oval, August 1999•Getty Images

Fleming attends the ICC captain's meeting in Melbourne, February 2001•Peter Braig/International Cricket Council

Fleming was one of four centurions who helped New Zealand post 534 against Australia in the first innings at Perth in November 2001•Getty Images

Fleming had a poor series with the bat when England toured in March 2002 but New Zealand won the final Test at Auckland to draw the series 1-1•Andrew Cornaga/Photosport

Fleming made his highest Test score, 274 not out, at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo in April 2003•Sena Vidanagama/AFP

Fleming became New Zealand's most-capped cricketer and, en route to his 202, their highest run-scorer in the same Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong in October 2004•AFP

He also led Nottinghamshire to the county championship title in September 2005•Getty Images

Fleming savours his first series win against England after New Zealand won the decisive fourth Test at The Oval to take the series 2-1 in August 1999•Getty Images

Fleming inspected the removable pitch which was used for the first time at Eden Park. He scored 86 in the first innings but Pakistan won the first Test at Auckland in March 2001•Getty Images

New Zealand and Australia shared the trans-Tasman trophy in 2001 after the series was tied 0-0. New Zealand had the upper hand in two of the three Tests•Getty Images

Fleming faced hard times when New Zealand's tour of Pakistan in May 2002 was aborted midway after a bomb blew up outside the teams' hotel in Karachi•Getty Images

Fleming opened the home series against Pakistan with 192 at Hamilton, December 2003•Getty Images

Fleming on his way to 88 against Sri Lanka at Wellington, April 2005•Getty Images