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New Zealand
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New Zealand
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NZ
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Martin Crowe
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Right-handed batsman (RHB)
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Right-arm medium (RM)
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71
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5444
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4536
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17/18
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299
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2293
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14
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4828
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0
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0
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2/25
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71/0
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143
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4704
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3855
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4/34
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107
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216
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29
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3289
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0
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2/9
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66/0
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1 January
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1996
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(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
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 .
