Former NZ cricket captain Martin Crowe passes away

March 3, 2016

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe passed away in Auckland, New Zealand after a long battle with cancer. He was 53 and was suffering from lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system.
Crowe was widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s best ever batsman and had represented the country from the early 1980s until his retirement in 1996.

About Martin Crowe

Born on 22 September 1962 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was the son of a first-class cricketer Dave Crowe.
In his cricket career, he had played 77 Test matches, 143 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 247 First-class matches. He was right-handed batsman.
Test Career: He had played 77 matches and had scored 5444 runs at an average of 5.36. It comprised of 17 centuries and 18 fifties and his highest score was of 299 runs.
ODI Career: He had played 143 matches and scored 4704 runs at an average of 38.55. It comprised of 4 centuries and 34 fifties and highest score was 107* runs.
He was captain of New Zealand team from 1990 to 1994 including 16 Test matches.
He retired in 1996 due to knee injury. Later he went on to become a television commentator and author.
He was named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1985. He was also player of the tournament in the 1992 World Cup after scoring 456 runs in 9 matches.
He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in March, 2015
His autobiography: “Raw”.

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