Martin Crowe

Martin Crowe

Crowe batting in a charity game in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Martin David Crowe
Born	22 September 1962 Henderson, New Zealand
Died	3 March 2016 (aged 53) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Relations	Dave Crowe (father) Jeff Crowe (brother) Russell Crowe (cousin) Lorraine Downes (wife)
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut	26 February 1982 v Australia
Last Test	12 November 1995 v India
ODI debut	13 February 1982 v Australia
Last ODI	26 November 1995 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1979–1983	Auckland
1983–1990	Central Districts
1984–1988	Somerset
1990–1995	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List-A Matches 77 143 247 261 Runs scored 5444 4704 19608 8740 Batting average 45.36 38.55 56.02 38.16 100s/50s 17/18 4/34 71/80 11/59 Top score 299 107* 299 155* Balls bowled 1377 954 4010 2859 Wickets 14 29 119 99 Bowling average 48.28 32.89 33.69 28.87 5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 – Best bowling 2/25 2/9 5/18 4/24 Catches/stumpings 71/0 66/0 226/0 115/0
Source: CricInfo, 30 May 2009

Martin David Crowe MBE (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand cricket player and commentator. He played for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1982 and 1995, and is regarded as the country's greatestbatsman.^[1]

Crowe made his first-class debut for Auckland at the age of 17, and his Test debut for New Zealand at the age of 19. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was credited as one of the "best young batsmen in the world".^[2] Crowe was appointed New Zealand's captain in 1990, and led the team until 1993. In a Test against Sri Lanka in 1991, he scored 299 runs, breaking the record for the highest score by a New Zealander. In the same match, he also set a new record for the highest partnership in Test cricket, putting on 467 runs with Andrew Jones. At the 1992 World Cup, which New Zealand co-hosted with Australia, Crowe was named the player of the tournament, and led his team to a semi-final. By the time he finished his international career in 1995, he held the records for the most Test and One Day International (ODI) runs scored for New Zealand.

After retiring from playing, Crowe remained involved in cricket as a writer and commentator. He was diagnosed with lymphomain 2012, but was declared cancer-free the following year. However, the disease returned in 2014, and eventually led to his death in 2016.

Source: wikipedia