Top 5 New Zealand captains in Test match cricket

#1 Stephen Fleming

Fleming is the all-time leading run scorer for New Zealand in Tests

Stephen Fleming, the steady opening batsman and captain, was the face of New Zealand cricket for close to a decade.

His tenure as captain started in 1997 and lasted till 2006. Under his captaincy, the Kiwis played 80 Tests and won 28, the most till date for any captain from the country. They lost 27 and drew 25 games. For a long time, the side was heavily dependent on him and he fulfilled those responsibilities by becoming the most successful Test captain for them.

Their biggest series win came in 1999 when they defeated England in England by a margin of 2-1 in a 4-Test match series. They had a very good run in home conditions and were a very difficult side to beat at home.

Fleming played 111 Tests and scored 7172 runs at an average of 40.06 with 9 hundreds and 46 fifties. He is currently the leading run scorer for the Kiwis in Test cricket.

The left-hander will also be remembered as one of the pioneers of the New Zealand cricket. Post-retirement, he has been pretty active in cricket coaching was instrumental in Chennai Super Kings’ success in the IPL over the years.

Captaincy record

Year	Opposition	Venue	Winner
1996/7†	England	Home	England (1-0)
1996/7	Sri Lanka	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
1997/8	Zimbabwe	Away	Draw (0-0)
1997/8	Australia	Away	Australia (2-0)
1997/8	Zimbabwe	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
1998	Sri Lanka	Away	Sri Lanka (2-1)
1998/9	India	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
1999	England	England	New Zealand (2-1)
1999/2000	India	Away	India (1-0)
1999/2000	West Indies	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
1999/2000	Australia	Home	Australia (3-0)
2000/1	Zimbabwe	Away	New Zealand (2-0)
2000/1	South Africa	Away	South Africa (2-0)
2000/1	Zimbabwe	Home	Draw (0-0)
2000/1	Pakistan	Home	Draw (1-1)
2001/2	Australia	Away	Draw (0-0)
2001/2	Bangladesh	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2001/2	England	Home	Draw (1-1)
2002	Pakistan	Away	Pakistan (1-0)
2002	West Indies	Away	New Zealand (1-0)
2002/3	India	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2003	Sri Lanka	Away	Draw (0-0)
2003/4	India	Away	Draw (0-0)
2003/4	Pakistan	Home	Pakistan (1-0)
2003/4	South Africa	Home	Draw (1-1)
2004	England	Away	England (3-0)
2004/5	Bangladesh	Away	New Zealand (2-0)
2004/5	Australia	Away	Australia (2-0)
2004/5	Australia	Home	Australia (2-0)
2004/5	Sri Lanka	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
2005	Zimbabwe	Away	New Zealand (2-0)
2005/6	West Indies	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2005/6	South Africa	Away	South Africa (2-0)
2006/7	Sri Lanka	Home	Draw (1-1)