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Martin Crowe
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 New Zealand (NZ) |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
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| Bowling type | Right-arm medium (RM) | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 77 | 143 |
| Runs scored | 5444 | 4704 |
| Batting average | 45.36 | 38.55 |
| 100s/50s | 17/18 | 4/34 |
| Top score | 299 | 107* |
| Overs bowled | 229.3 | 216 |
| Wickets | 14 | 29 |
| Bowling average | 48.28 | 32.89 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 2/25 | 2/9 |
| Catches/stumpings | 71/0 | 66/0 |
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As of 1 January 1996 |
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Martin David Crowe (born September 22, 1962 in Henderson) is a former New Zealand cricket player.
Crowe represented New Zealand from the early 1980s until his retirement in 1996, and was probably the country's best-ever right handed batsman. Through the early part of his career he was also a medium-pace bowler. He captained New Zealand in the early 1990s, and led the team to the semi-final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
He played 77 Test matches, averaging 45.65 with the bat, including 17 centuries and 18 half-centuries. He also played 143 one-day internationals, averaging 38.55, and hit four centuries and 34 half-centuries. In 1991, he shared a 467-run partnership with Andrew Jones, at the time the highest partnership in Test history. Crowe was dismissed on 299, the highest innings by a New Zealander in Test history.
After his retirement, Crowe helped develop a local variation of cricket, called "Cricket Max," and became a television commentator and pundit.
His brother Jeff Crowe also represented New Zealand at cricket. He is a cousin of actor Russell Crowe. He is currently a board member of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Football Club which Russell Crowe is part owner of.
| Preceded by John Wright |
New Zealand national cricket captain 1990/1-1992/3 |
Succeeded by Ken Rutherford |
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