Martin Crowe

**Martin David Crowe** (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand cricketer, commentator and author. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was thought as one of the "best young batsmen in the world". A right-handed batsman, Crowe represented New Zealand from the early 1980s until his retirement in 1996. His cousin is actor Russell Crowe.

In 2012, Crowe announced that he is suffering from lymphoma. In 2013, he said that the cancer has disappeared. In 2014 however, Crowe announced that the lymphoma had returned and said that his chances of survival beyond a year were less than 5% and also of his wish to see the 2015 Cricket World Cup in February and March 2015.

Crowe died from complications of lymphoma in Auckland, New Zealand on 3 March 2016 at the age of 53.

## Other websites

- Player Profile: Martin Crowe from Cricket Archive

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Martin Crowe
- **image**: Martin Crowe (cropped).jpg
- **country**: New Zealand
- **fullname**: Martin David Crowe
- **birth place**: Henderson, New Zealand, Henderson, Auckland,
New Zealand
- **death place**: Auckland, New Zealand
- **batting**: Right-hand bat
- **bowling**: Right-arm medium
- **role**: Batsman
- **family**: Dave Crowe (father, dead)
Jeff Crowe (brother)
Russell Crowe (cousin)
- **international**: true
- **testdebutdate**: 26 February
- **testdebutyear**: 1982
- **testdebutagainst**: Australia
- **lasttestdate**: 12 November
- **lasttestyear**: 1995
- **lasttestagainst**: India
- **odidebutdate**: 13 February
- **odidebutyear**: 1982
- **odidebutagainst**: Australia
- **lastodidate**: 26 November
- **lastodiyear**: 1995
- **lastodiagainst**: India
- **club1**: Auckland
- **year1**: 1979–1983
- **club2**: Central Districts
- **year2**: 1983–1990
- **club3**: Somerset
- **year3**: 1984–1988
- **club4**: Wellington
- **year4**: 1990–1995
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 77
- **runs1**: 5444
- **bat avg1**: 45.36
- **100s/50s1**: 17/18
- **top score1**: 299
- **deliveries1**: 1377
- **wickets1**: 14
- **bowl avg1**: 48.28
- **fivefor1**: 0
- **tenfor1**: 0
- **best bowling1**: 2/25
- **catches/stumpings1**: 71/0
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 143
- **runs2**: 4704
- **bat avg2**: 38.55
- **100s/50s2**: 4/34
- **top score2**: 107not out, *
- **deliveries2**: 954
- **wickets2**: 29
- **bowl avg2**: 32.89
- **fivefor2**: 0
- **tenfor2**: –
- **best bowling2**: 2/9
- **catches/stumpings2**: 66/0
- **column3**: First-class cricket, FC
- **matches3**: 247
- **runs3**: 19608
- **bat avg3**: 56.02
- **100s/50s3**: 71/80
- **top score3**: 299
- **deliveries3**: 4010
- **wickets3**: 119
- **bowl avg3**: 33.69
- **fivefor3**: 4
- **tenfor3**: 0
- **best bowling3**: 5/18
- **catches/stumpings3**: 226/0
- **column4**: List-A
- **matches4**: 261
- **runs4**: 8740
- **bat avg4**: 38.16
- **100s/50s4**: 11/59
- **top score4**: 155*
- **deliveries4**: 2859
- **wickets4**: 99
- **bowl avg4**: 28.87
- **fivefor4**: 0
- **tenfor4**: –
- **best bowling4**: 4/24
- **catches/stumpings4**: 115/0
- **date**: 30 May
- **year**: 2009
- **source**: http://content.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36622.html CricInfo