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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (1962–2016)}}
{{for|the Australian Olympic athlete|Martin Crowe (athlete)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Martin Crowe
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=100%}}
| image = File:Martin Crowe 2011.jpg
| caption = Crowe batting in a charity game in 2011
| fullname = Martin David Crowe
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|09|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Henderson, New Zealand|Henderson]], New Zealand
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2016|3|3|1962|09|22|df=y}}
| death_place= [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| nickname =
| heightft =
| heightm =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Middle order|Middle-order batsman]]
| family = [[Lorraine Downes]] (wife)<br>[[Dave Crowe]] (father)<br/>[[Jeff Crowe]] (brother)<br/>[[Russell Crowe]] (cousin)<br>{{nowrap|[[Francis Jervis]] (great-grandfather)}}
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1982–1995
| country = New Zealand
| testcap = 150
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testdebutdate = 26 February
| testdebutyear = 1982
| lasttestagainst = India
| lasttestdate = 12 November
| lasttestyear = 1995
| odicap = 40
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 13 February
| odidebutyear = 1982
| lastodiagainst = India
| lastodidate = 26 November
| lastodiyear = 1995
| odishirt =
| club1 = [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1979/80–1982/83}}
| club2 = [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|1983/84–1989/90}}
| club3 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year3 = 1984–1988
| club4 = [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|1990/91–1994/95}}
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches1 = 77
| matches2 = 143
| matches3 = 247
| matches4 = 261
| runs1 = 5,444
| runs2 = 4,704
| runs3 = 19,608
| runs4 = 8,740
| bat avg1 = 45.36
| bat avg2 = 38.55
| bat avg3 = 56.02
| bat avg4 = 38.16
| 100s/50s1 = 17/18
| 100s/50s2 = 4/34
| 100s/50s3 = 71/80
| 100s/50s4 = 11/59
| top score1 = 299
| top score2 = 107[[not out|*]]
| top score3 = 299
| top score4 = 155[[not out|*]] 
| deliveries1 = 1,377
| deliveries2 = 1,296
| deliveries3 = 7,921
| deliveries4 = 3,994
| wickets1 = 14
| wickets2 = 29
| wickets3 = 119
| wickets4 = 99
| bowl avg1 = 48.28
| bowl avg2 = 32.89
| bowl avg3 = 33.69
| bowl avg4 = 28.87
| fivefor1 = 0
| fivefor2 = 0
| fivefor3 = 4
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/25
| best bowling2 = 2/9
| best bowling3 = 5/18
| best bowling4 = 4/24
| catches/stumpings1 = 71/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 66/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 226/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 115/–
| source = http://content.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36622.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 30 May
| year = 2009
}}

'''Martin David Crowe''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}} (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand [[cricket]]er, Test and ODI captain as well as a commentator. He played for the [[New Zealand national cricket team]] between 1982 and 1995, and is regarded as one of the country's greatest [[batsmen]].<ref>Stephen Hewson (3 March 2016). [http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/298029/martin-crowe-nz's-greatest-batsman "Martin Crowe: NZ's greatest batsman"] – Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

Crowe made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] aged of 17, and his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut for New Zealand aged 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".<ref name="cricpro">{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36622.html|title=Player Profile: Martin Crowe|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> Crowe was appointed New Zealand's [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] in 1990, and led the team until 1993. In a Test against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|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 (cricket)|partnership]] in Test cricket, putting on 467 runs with [[Andrew Jones (New Zealand cricketer)|Andrew Jones]]. At the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|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 [[lymphoma]] in 2012, but was declared cancer-free the following year. However, the disease returned in 2014, and eventually led to his death in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/32680286|title=Martin Crowe: Ex-New Zealand captain dies of cancer at 53|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He was also one of the drivers behind the [[World Test Championship|ICC World Test Championship]] concept which was initially proposed in 2009, but did not eventuate until 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowe unveils plans to save Tests |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/crowe-unveils-plans-to-save-tests-426001 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC calls meeting with MCC to discuss proposed World Test Championship|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/5973170/ICC-calls-meeting-with-MCC-to-discuss-proposed-World-Test-Championship.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC considers Test Championship plan|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/aug/05/icc-considers-test-championship-plan-74914.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Early life==
Crowe was born in [[Henderson, New Zealand|Henderson]], a suburb of [[Auckland]], to a family of cricketers.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1668/1668.html |title = Martin Crowe |publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> His father, [[Dave Crowe]], played first-class cricket for [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] and [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/10/10846/10846.html | title = Dave Crowe|publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> and his older brother, [[Jeff Crowe]], played Test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1697/1697.html |title = Jeff Crowe | publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> He was also the great-grandson of All Black [[Francis Jervis]] (his mother's maternal grandfather). One of the brothers' first cousins is actor [[Russell Crowe]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/league/cancer-hit-martin-crowe-lauds-cousin-russell-s-greatest-victory-6099055 |title = Cancer-hit Martin Crowe lauds cousin Russell Crowe's 'greatest victory' |publisher = TV New Zealand |access-date = 3 March 2016 |archive-date = 8 June 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210608095157/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/league/cancer-hit-martin-crowe-lauds-cousin-russell-s-greatest-victory-6099055 |url-status = dead }}</ref> In 1968, Martin Crowe joined his father and brother at the [[Cornwall Cricket Club]], with which he maintained a lifelong connection.<ref name=herald>{{Cite web | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11356680 | title=How a young Martin Crowe caught the Herald's eye |work=New Zealand Herald| date = 3 March 2016| access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/cricketing-youth-honour-martin-crowe-2016030419|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305101740/http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/cricketing-youth-honour-martin-crowe-2016030419|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|title=Cricketing youth honour Martin Crowe|website=[[Newshub]]|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> At [[Auckland Grammar School]], which he attended from 1976 to 1980, he was deputy [[head boy]] in his final year. He captained the school's cricket team, and also played [[rugby union]], as a [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]].<ref name=herald/>

==Domestic career==
Crowe made his first-class debut in January 1980, playing for [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]] against [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]].<ref name="fc">{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1/1668/First-Class_Matches.html |title = First-class matches played by Martin Crowe| publisher= CricketArchive| access-date= 3 March 2016}}</ref> Aged 17 at the time, he scored 51 runs in his first innings, which was his team's highest score.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39908.html | title =Auckland v Canterbur, Shell Trophy 1979/80| publisher = CricketArchive |access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> In 1981, having been named New Zealand's Young Cricketer of the Year, Crowe was given the opportunity to spend six months on the ground staff of [[Lord's]], simultaneously playing for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]].<ref name=herald/> Returning to New Zealand for the 1981–82 domestic season, he scored a maiden first-class century, making 150 runs against Canterbury.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42001.html | title = Central Districts v Auckland, Shell Trophy 1981/82| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> Crowe switched to [[Central Districts cricket team|Central Districts]] after the 1982–83 season. His career for Central Districts was limited by his international duties, but in 32 first-class appearances (from 1983 to 1990), he averaged 68.72, with 13 centuries.<ref name="teambat">{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1668/f_Batting_by_Team.html | title = First-class batting and fielding for each team by Martin Crowe| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date= 3 March 2016}}</ref> Crowe's highest score for the team (and in all New Zealand domestic cricket) was 242, made against [[Otago cricket team|Otago]] in January 1990.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52300.html| title =Central Districts v Otago, Shell Trophy 1989/90 | publisher = CricketArchive| date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> That season was his last for Central Districts, as he transferred to [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] prior to the 1990–91 season. In five seasons for Wellington, Crowe made only nine first-class appearances, the last of which came during the 1994–95 season.<ref name="fc"/>

In 1984, Crowe signed to play English [[county cricket]] with [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]].<ref name="fc"/> He had great success in his first [[County Championship]] season, finishing second behind [[Vic Marks]] in Somerset's averages and placing sixth for overall runs scored.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Britannic_Assurance_County_Championship_1984/Batting_by_Runs.html | title = Batting and fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1984 (ordered by runs)| publisher = CricketArchive| date= 3 March 2016}}</ref> However, Crowe did not return to the county until the [[1987 English cricket season|1987 season]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1/1668/all_teams.html | title =Teams Martin Crowe played for| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> In that year's County Championship, he placed third in the overall averages (behind teammate [[Steve Waugh]] and [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]'s [[Roger Harper]]), and also placed third for overall runs scored (behind [[Graeme Hick]] and [[Graeme Fowler]]).<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Britannic_Assurance_County_Championship_1987/Batting_by_Runs.html | title =Batting and fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1987 (ordered by runs) | publisher= CricketArchive| date= 3 March 2016}}</ref> Against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in the 1987 [[Benson & Hedges Cup]] (a [[Limited-overs cricket|limited-overs]] competition), he scored 155 not out from 119 balls, which was the highest one-day score of his career.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48548.html | title = Hampshire v Somerset, Benson and Hedges Cup 1987 (Group C) | publisher =CricketArchive| date =3 March 2016}}</ref> Crowe returned for a final season at Somerset in 1988, but was able to play only a handful of matches.<ref name="fc"/> From 48 matches for Somerset, he finished with a first-class batting average of 59.46.<ref name="teambat"/>

==International career==

===Early years===
Crowe made his international debut for New Zealand in February 1982, in a [[One Day International]] (ODI) game against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] played at Auckland's [[Eden Park]].<ref name="odi">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1/1668/ODI_Matches.html ODI matches played by Martin Crowe] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut at the end of the month, playing against the same team at [[Wellington]]'s [[Basin Reserve]].<ref name="test">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1/1668/Test_Matches.html ODI matches played by Martin Crowe] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> At the time, only six New Zealanders had made their Test debuts at a younger age.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/NewZealand/Test/Players/Youngest_Players_on_Debut.html Youngest players on debut for New Zealand in Test matches] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> At the [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 World Cup]] in England, Crowe played in all six of his team's matches, with only [[Geoff Howarth]] scoring more runs. His highest score was 97, made in the opening game against [[England cricket team|England]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Prudential_World_Cup_1983/New_Zealand_Batting.html Batting and fielding for New Zealand, Prudential World Cup 1983] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> In January 1984, [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 1983–84|when England toured]], Crowe scored his first Test century – 100 runs exactly.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/44/44356.html New Zealand v England], England in New Zealand and Pakistan 1983/84 (1st Test) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

In 1985, Crowe made two scores of 188. The first came on a mid-year [[New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1984–85|tour of the West Indies]], with Crowe at the crease for 462 balls and over nine hours.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/45/45764.html West Indies v New Zealand], New Zealand in West Indies 1984/85 (2nd Test) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> The second came in an end-of-year [[New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1985–86|tour of Australia]], in a match that was better known for [[Richard Hadlee]]'s 15-wicket haul.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46581.html Australia v New Zealand], New Zealand in Australia 1985/86 (1st Test) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> In a Test [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1986–87|against the West Indies]] in February 1987, Crowe and [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]] put on 241 runs for the third wicket, setting a new third-wicket record for New Zealand.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_for_any_wicket.html?class=1;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / Test matches / Highest partnerships by runs] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Later in the year, Crowe played in the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 World Cup]] in India. He finished as New Zealand's leading run-scorer, making three half-centuries from six matches, although his team struggled (winning only against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Reliance_World_Cup_1987-88/New_Zealand_Batting.html Batting and fielding for New Zealand, Reliance World Cup 1987/88] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

===Captaincy and 1992 World Cup===
Crowe was first appointed captain of New Zealand for [[New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1990–91|a tour of Pakistan]] in October and November 1990.<ref name="auto">[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=1;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / Test matches / List of captains] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Before that point, he had been regarded as "captain designate" to [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]], who was nearing the end of his international career.<ref>[[Gideon Haigh]] (3 March 2016). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/890241.html "Martin the invincible"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe's second series as captain came in early 1991, [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990–91|when Sri Lanka toured]]. In the first Test of the series, played in Wellington, Crowe scored 299 runs in his team's second innings, setting a new record for the highest score by a New Zealander.{{Efn|Crowe was only the second player to score 299 in a Test, after [[Don Bradman]], who scored 299 not out for Australia against South Africa in 1932.}}{{Efn|Crowe's New Zealand record was broken in February 2014, when [[Brendon McCullum]] scored 302 against India.}}<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=1;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / Test matches / High scores] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> He was at the crease for 523 balls and over ten hours, and scored 29 fours and three sixes.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53944.html New Zealand v Sri Lanka], Sri Lanka in New Zealand 1990/91 (1st Test) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe and [[Andrew Jones (New Zealand cricketer)|Andrew Jones]] (who scored 186) put on 467 runs for the third wicket, setting a new record for the highest [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] in Test cricket.{{Efn|Crowe and Jones's overall record was broken in August 1997, when [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] and [[Roshan Mahanama]] put on 576 runs for Sri Lanka against India. Their third-wicket record was broken in July 2006, when [[Kumar Sangakkara]] and [[Mahela Jayawardene]] put on 624 runs for Sri Lanka against South Africa (also setting a new overall record).}}<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283573.html Records / Test matches / Partnership records / Highest partnerships for any wicket] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> The pair helped New Zealand, behind by 323 runs on the first innings, to score 671/4 at the end of the final day's play, which at the time was the highest score in the third innings of a Test.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283966.html Records / Test matches / Team records / Highest innings totals] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

At the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]], which New Zealand co-hosted with Australia, Crowe finished as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 456 runs, and was named player of the tournament. One of his highlights was an innings of 100 not out in the opening match against Australia, which New Zealand won by 37 runs.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65118.html Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1st Match: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 22, 1992] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> In the tournament's group stages, New Zealand lost only a single game, against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]. They topped the table, qualifying for a home semi-final against the same team (their first finals appearance since the [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979 tournament]]). Crowe chose to bat first, and scored 91 runs from 83 balls to help his team to a total of 262/7. However, when Pakistan batted, he chose to stay off the field and rest an injured hamstring, with John Wright taking over on the field. Pakistan won the match by four wickets.<ref>Nagraj Gollapudi (15 January 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/820725.html "Crowe's fatal gamble"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe largely blamed himself for his team's loss, and in a 2014 article said that his decision not to take the field was "a curse that had tormented me for over two decades".<ref>Martin Crowe (18 February 2014). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/720283.html "How McCullum helped me let go"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

Crowe's last series as captain of New Zealand came [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1992–93|when Australia toured]] in February and March 1993. He had struggled with injuries for several years, and was replaced by [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]] to allow him to concentrate on his form. However, he returned as captain for one final match in November 1993, the first game of [[New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1993–94|a series against Australia]].<ref name="test"/> In total, Crowe captained New Zealand in sixteen Tests, winning only two.<ref name="auto"/> He had a much better record in ODIs, with the team winning 21 out of 44 matches under his captaincy.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=2;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / One-Day Internationals / List of captains] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe was described by broadcaster [[Bryan Waddle]] as a "proactive rather than reactive" leader, who was "always prepared to be innovative".<ref>Marc Higginson (3 March 2016). [https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/32420388 "Martin Crowe: New Zealander was a cricketing 'genius'"] – BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> He had a troubled relationship with the media throughout his captaincy, in one case using a press conference to confront a journalist who had published an article implying he had [[AIDS]].<ref>Arunabha Sengupta (19 January 2016). [http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/do-you-think-i-am-a-homosexual-martin-crowe-asks-journalist-382937 "Do you think I am a homosexual? : Martin Crowe asks journalist"] – Cricket Country. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

===Later years===
In his first series after giving up the captaincy, [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1994|a 1994 tour of England]], Crowe scored consecutive centuries, making 142 at [[Lord's]] and 115 at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]].<ref name="test"/> His series tally of 380 runs was the second-highest of his career.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_series.html?class=1;id=5;type=team  Records / New Zealand / Test matches / Most runs in a series] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe continued playing for several more seasons, eventually retiring after [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 1995–96|a tour of India]] in October and November 1995.<ref name="test"/> He scored his final international hundred in the first ODI of the tour, aged 33.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61298.html India v New Zealand], New Zealand in India 1995/96 (1st ODI) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe finished with 5,444 Test runs and 4,704 ODI runs, both New Zealand records at the time.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / Test matches / Most runs] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref><ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / One-Day Internationals / Most runs] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> At the time of his retirement, only Sir Richard Hadlee had played more Tests for New Zealand.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / Test matches / Most matches] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref> Crowe held the record for the most Test centuries by a New Zealander at the time, finishing with seventeen (including one against every Test-playing team but [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]).<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team Records / New Zealand / Test matches / Most hundreds] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122173224/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D5%3Btype%3Dteam |date=22 November 2016 }} – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2016.</ref>

In the [[1992 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1992 New Year Honours]], Crowe was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]], for services to cricket.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52768 |date=31 December 1991 |page=30 |supp=2}}</ref> On 28 February 2015, Crowe was inducted into the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]]. He was inducted in a ceremony during the lunch break of New Zealand's win against Australia during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/840251.html|title =Martin Crowe| access-date= 28 February 2015| publisher = ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

=== International centuries ===
[[File:Martin Crowe Graph.png|right|thumb|250px|Martin Crowe's Test performance graph]]
Crowe made 21 [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] in international cricket, 17 in Tests and 4 in One Day Internationals. He scored his first Test century against [[England cricket team|England]], also at the Basin Reserve on 20 January 1984, scoring 100.<ref name="1st Test 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16923/scorecard/63361/new-zealand-vs-england-1st-test-england-tour-of-new-zealand-1983-84|title=1st Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Jan 20-24 1984|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> He scored his final Test century, also against England at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] on 30 June 1994,<ref name="last Test 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16345/scorecard/63648/england-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-england-1994|title=3rd Test, New Zealand tour of England at Manchester, Jun 30 - Jul 5 1994|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> scoring 115. He played his final Test match against [[India national cricket team|India]] at the [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]] on 8 November 1995,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16252/scorecard/63696/india-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-india-1995-96|title=3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Cuttack, Nov 8-12 1995|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> having played 77 matches. His highest score in Tests is 299, scored against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at the Basin Reserve on 31 January 1991.<ref name="Test high score">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16552/scorecard/63549/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-new-zealand-1990-91|title=1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Jan 31 - Feb 4 1991|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>

He scored his first ODI century against [[England cricket team|England]], also at Eden Park, scoring 105 [[not out]].<ref name="1st ODI 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16923/scorecard/64224/new-zealand-vs-england-3rd-odi-england-tour-of-new-zealand-1983-84|title=3rd ODI, England tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 25 1984|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> He scored his final ODI century against [[India national cricket team|India]] at the [[Keenan Stadium]], [[Jamshedpur]] on 15 November 1995,<ref name="last ODI 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16252/scorecard/64502/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-odi-new-zealand-tour-of-india-1995-96|title=1st ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Jamshedpur, Nov 15 1995|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> scoring 107 [[not out]], his highest score in ODIs. He played his final ODI in the final game of the same series against India at the [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]] on 26 November 1995,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16252/scorecard/64505/india-vs-new-zealand-5th-odi-new-zealand-tour-of-india-1995-96|title=5th ODI, New Zealand tour of India at Nagpur, Nov 26 1995|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> having played 143 matches.

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|+Test centuries<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics / Statsguru / MD Crowe / Test matches / Hundreds|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/36622.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
! No.
! Score
! Opponent
! Venue
! Date
! Ref
|-
| 1
! scope="row" | 100
|| {{cr|ENG}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1984|January|20}} || <ref name="1st Test 100"/>
|-
| 2
! scope="row" | 188
|| {{cr|WIN}} || [[Bourda]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1985|April|6}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16861/scorecard/63400/west-indies-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-west-indies-1984-85|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Georgetown, Apr 6-11 1985|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 3
! scope="row" | 188
|| {{cr|AUS}} || [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1985|November|8}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16841/scorecard/63415/australia-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-new-zealand-tour-of-australia-1985-86|title=1st Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Brisbane, Nov 8-12 1985|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 4
! scope="row" | 137
|| {{cr|AUS}} || [[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1986|February|28}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16825/scorecard/63422/new-zealand-vs-australia-2nd-test-australia-tour-of-new-zealand-1985-86|title=2nd Test, Australia tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Feb 28 - Mar 4 1986|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 5
! scope="row" | 106
|| {{cr|ENG}} || [[Lord's]], London  || {{dts|format=dmy|1986|July|24}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16789/scorecard/63435/england-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-new-zealand-tour-of-england-1986|title=1st Test, New Zealand tour of England at London, Jul 24-29 1986|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 6
! scope="row" | 119
|| {{cr|WIN}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1987|February|20}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16754/scorecard/63457/new-zealand-vs-west-indies-1st-test-west-indies-tour-of-new-zealand-1986-87|title=1st Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 20-24 1987|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 7
! scope="row" | 104
|| {{cr|WIN}} || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1987|February|27}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16754/scorecard/63458/new-zealand-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-west-indies-tour-of-new-zealand-1986-87|title=2nd Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 27 - Mar 3 1987|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 8
! scope="row" | 137
|| {{cr|AUS}} || [[Adelaide Oval]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1987|December|11}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16721/scorecard/63474/australia-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-australia-1987-88|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 11-15 1987|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate= 4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 9
! scope="row" | 143
|| {{cr|ENG}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1988|March|3}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16710/scorecard/63479/new-zealand-vs-england-3rd-test-england-tour-of-new-zealand-1987-88|title=3rd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 3-7 1988|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 10
! scope="row" | 174
|| {{cr|PAK}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1989|February|10}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16667/scorecard/63501/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-2nd-test-pakistan-tour-of-new-zealand-1988-89|title=2nd Test, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 10-14 1989|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 11
! scope="row" | 113
|| {{cr|IND}} || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1990|February|22}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16614/scorecard/63525/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-test-india-tour-of-new-zealand-1989-90|title=3rd Test, India tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 22-26 1990|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 12
! scope="row" | 108 [[not out]]
|| {{cr|PAK}} || [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1990|October|18}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16573/scorecard/63538/pakistan-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-pakistan-1990-91|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Oct 18-23 1990|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 13
! scope="row" | 299
|| {{cr|SL}} || [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1991|January|31}}  || <ref name="Test high score"/>
|-
| 14
! scope="row" | 140
|| {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Harare Sports Club]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1992|November|7}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16472/scorecard/63585/zimbabwe-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-zimbabwe-1992-93|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Nov 7-12 1992|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 15
! scope="row" | 107
|| {{cr|SL}} || [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Sinhalese Sports Club]], [[Colombo]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1992|December|6}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16466/scorecard/63596/sri-lanka-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-sri-lanka-1992-93|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Dec 6-9 1992|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 16
! scope="row" | 142
|| {{cr|ENG}} ||[[Lord's]], London  || {{dts|format=dmy|1994|June|16}}  || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16345/scorecard/63647/england-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-england-1994|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England at London, Jun 16-20 1994|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 17
! scope="row" | 115
|| {{cr|ENG}} ||[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|1994|June|30}}  || <ref name="last Test 100"/>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+One Day International centuries<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/36622.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / MD Crowe / One-Day Internationals / Hundreds|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref>
!No.
!Score
!Opponent
!Venue
!Date
!Ref
|-
| 1
! scope="row" | 105 [[not out]]
|| {{cr|ENG}} || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1984|February|25}} || <ref name="1st ODI 100"/>
|-
| 2
! scope="row" | 104
|| {{cr|IND}} || [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1990|March|1}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8540/scorecard/65933/new-zealand-vs-india-1st-match-rothmans-cup-triangular-series-1989-90|title=1st Match, Rothmans Cup Triangular Series at Dunedin, Mar 1 1990|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 3
! scope="row" | 100 [[not out]]
|| {{cr|AUS}} || [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1992|February|22}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/65118/new-zealand-vs-australia-1st-match-benson-&-hedges-world-cup-1991-92|title=1st Match, Benson & Hedges World Cup at Auckland, Feb 22 1992|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 4
! scope="row" | 107 [[not out]]
|| {{cr|IND}} || [[Keenan Stadium]], [[Jamshedpur]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1995|November|15}} || <ref name="last ODI 100"/>
|}

==Later life==

===Coaching===
After his retirement, Crowe helped develop a local variation of cricket, called "[[Short form cricket#Cricket Max|Cricket Max]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/67577.html|title=Cricket Max – The Game Invented By Martin Crowe|date=2 February 1996|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 May 2009}}</ref> and became a television commentator and pundit. He was a board member of the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] Rugby League Football Club of which [[Russell Crowe]] is part owner. He was roped in as the CEO of the management team of [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]], a team in the [[Indian Premier League]]. Midway through the season the owner [[Vijay Mallya]] expressed displeasure over the team and its performance in the league by sacking its bowling coach [[Venkatesh Prasad]] and mentor [[Charu Sharma]] blaming them for dismal team performance. Later in October of the same year, Crowe parted ways with the team and brought in [[Ray Jennings]], the former coach of the South African National Cricket Team as the head coach of the team. Sources suggested that Mallya was unhappy with the team he had and held Crowe and his management team responsible for the debacle.<ref name="crowe">{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3141001|work=[[Stuff.co.nz]]|author=Raghav Ramaiah|title=Martin Crowe leaves RCB, Jennings brought in|date=24 October 2008|access-date=18 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827191810/http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3141001|archive-date=27 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also mentored current New Zealand batsmen, [[Martin Guptill]], [[Ross Taylor]] and [[Kane Williamson]]. In 2014, he predicted and named Kane Williamson, [[Virat Kohli]], [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] and [[Joe Root]] in the young Fab Four list for test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Test cricket's young Fab Four|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/martin-crowe-test-cricket-s-young-fab-four-774705|access-date=2021-06-24|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

===Attempted comeback===
On 19 May 2011, Crowe commented on [[Twitter]] that he wanted to improve his fitness by setting a goal to play first-class cricket again. He cited that he was only 3 first-class matches away from 250 matches, and 392 runs short of 20,000 runs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Martin Crowe returning to first class cricket?|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10726761|work =New Zealand Herald| access-date=20 May 2011|first=Dylan|last=Cleaver|date=20 May 2011}}</ref>

Crowe took his first step to playing first-class cricket by playing at club level at the age of 49 (he was due to debut much earlier, but was delayed due to a groin injury). He played for the Cornwall reserve grade team, captaining them and batting at No.3 against Papatoetoe in a second-division club match in [[Auckland]],<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://cricketnext.in.com/news/martin-crowe-to-begin-comeback-in-club-match/61281-13.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111105080915/http://cricketnext.in.com/news/martin-crowe-to-begin-comeback-in-club-match/61281-13.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 November 2011 |title =Martin Crowe to begin comeback in club match | publisher= CricketNext | access-date = 4 November 2011}}</ref> the same club where his father played grade cricket.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Y1BC5EzEQ| title = Martin Crowe Tribute| publisher = YouTube}}</ref>

===Illness and death===
On 15 October 2012, it was revealed that Crowe had been diagnosed with [[lymphoma]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Crowe diagnosed with lymphoma|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10840737|access-date=15 October 2012 | work=New Zealand Herald|date=15 October 2012}}</ref> He blamed the illness on a failing immune system, which had been weakened by various illnesses picked up while touring India in the 1980s and 1990s.

On 5 June 2013, Crowe announced that he was free of cancer on ''[[Campbell Live]]'', but he would cut his ties with cricket, as he was a self-proclaimed "recovering addict to cricket, much like an alcoholic".<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.3news.co.nz/Martin-Crowe-on-life-cricket-and-cancer/tabid/367/articleID/300401/Default.aspx | title = Campbell Live – Martin Crowe on life, cricket and cancer | publisher = 3News | access-date = 3 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131215152548/http://www.3news.co.nz/Martin-Crowe-on-life-cricket-and-cancer/tabid/367/articleID/300401/Default.aspx | archive-date = 15 December 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Crowe says he wore a 'mask' from the age of 22, due to high expectations, but at the age of 51 was happy to 'look at the real me'.<ref>{{Cite web | title= The masks we wear | first = Martin | last = Crowe | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/693959.html| publisher = ESPNcricinfo | access-date = 3 March 2016 | date = 28 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, Crowe announced that the lymphoma had returned and subsequently indicated that his chances of survival beyond 12 months were less than 5% and also of his wish to see the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://cnewsworld.com/watch/vE39EJCg9pg/cnewsworld-martin-crowes-moving-nzc-awards-interview.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160629030410/http://cnewsworld.com/watch/vE39EJCg9pg/cnewsworld-martin-crowes-moving-nzc-awards-interview.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 29 June 2016| access-date = 3 March 2016| title = CNews World: Martin Crowe's moving NZC Awards interview – HD Videos| publisher = CNews}}</ref> in February and March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=A year of triumph and disaster|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/810679.html|access-date=21 December 2014| work=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 December 2014}}</ref> He also attended the [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final]] between Australia and New Zealand at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] which in fact was his last public appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Timeline - The many colours of Crowe|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/career-timeline-the-many-colours-of-martin-crowe-978069|access-date=2021-06-24|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

Crowe died of complications from the disease in Auckland on 3 March 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/977963.html|title = Martin Crowe dies aged 53| publisher = ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 3 March 2016 | date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> His funeral was held in Holy Trinity Cathedral in a Christian ceremony in [[Parnell, New Zealand|Parnell]], [[Auckland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/crowes-funeral-to-be-held-next-friday-2016030317|title=Crowe's funeral to be held next Friday|website=[[Newshub]]|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100717/http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/crowes-funeral-to-be-held-next-friday-2016030317|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1991, Crowe married Simone Curtice, an interior designer. They separated five years later, in 1996, and Crowe later entered into a relationship with Suzanne Taylor, with whom he had one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date =5 November 2006 | url =http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10409244| title=Martin Crowe - winner in the game of life | work = [[New Zealand Herald]]| access-date =26 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date =11 March 2016 | url =http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/77808239/martin-crowe-remembered-as-wonderful-father-husband-and-friend| title=Martin Crowe remembered as wonderful father, husband and friend  | work = [[Stuff.co.nz]]| access-date =26 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date =13 December 2008 | url =http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/entertainment/759299/Wedding-bells-for-Crowe-and-Downes| title=Wedding bells for Crowe and Downes| work = [[The Sunday Star-Times]]| access-date =3 March 2016}}</ref> He and Taylor separated in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10354769 | title = Roseneath: Crowe's nest| work = New Zealand Herald| access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> In 2009, Crowe married for a third  time, to [[Lorraine Downes]], a former [[Miss Universe]]. They remained married until his death.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Milne| first= Rebecca |date=15 February 2009 |url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10556833 | title = One flew into Crowe's nest| work= New Zealand Herald| access-date = 19 January 2013}}</ref>

==Playing style==

=== Batting ===
A 2012 article by [[Mark Nicholas]] described him as "upright, orthodox and immensely strong" at the wicket, and praised the "speed and grace of the footwork" and "perfect head position". Nicholas thought the elegance of Crowe's batting was at odds with his physical size – he was "a big man in a small man's game".<ref>{{Cite web |first = Mark | last= Nicholas |date=18 October 2012| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/587012.html | title = Go well, Martin | publisher = ESPNcricinfo| access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> Writing in his retirement, Crowe emphasised the importance of instinct in batting, and the need to avoid premeditating a shot.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/799737.html | title = The perils of premeditation | publisher = ESPNcricinfo | date = 3 March 2016| access-date = 19 November 2014| first = Martin | last = Crower}}</ref>
=== Captaincy and all-round skills ===
During his early career, Crowe was also often used as a "bits and pieces bowler", with his "lively in-swingers" faring especially well in English conditions.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/154457.html | title = Cricketer of the Year 1985: Martin Crowe| work =[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]| publisher = ESPNcricinfo | access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> He was regarded as an "outstanding" fieldsman,<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia  | url = http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38314/martin-crowe | title = Martin Crowe (2nd of 3)| encyclopedia = [[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] | access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> and against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 World Cup]] dismissed [[David Houghton (cricketer)|David Houghton]] with an outstretched diving catch that was said to have won New Zealand the game.<ref>{{Cite web | first = Arunabha | last = Sengupta | date = 10 October 2012 | url = http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/world-cup-1987-dave-houghtons-near-miracle-that-ended-with-martin-crowes-unbelievable-catch-18683 | title = World Cup 1987: Dave Houghton's near miracle that ended with Martin Crowe's unbelievable catch| publisher =  Cricket Country | access-date = 3 March 2016}}</ref> As a captain, Crowe was known for his use of innovative techniques, most notably opening the bowling with a spinner, [[Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)|Dipak Patel]], at the 1992 World Cup. He often had highly developed bowling and fielding plans, regularly rotating his bowlers and changing his fields to put pressure on opposing batsmen.<ref>{{Cite web | date =3 March 2016 | access-date = 3 March 2016 | url = http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/03/03/martin-crowe-new-zealands-finest-batsman | title = Martin Crowe, New Zealand's finest batsman| publisher =[[SBS News]]}}.</ref> Former Pakistan captain [[Rameez Raja]] described Crowe as "an imaginative leader who maximised his team's potential and resources by thoughtful captaincy and out-of-the-box tactics".<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.cricinfo.com/talk/content/multimedia/282529.html|title = 'People carried us away on their shoulders into a motorcade' | date = 17 February 2011| access-date= 3 March 2016 | publisher = ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Crowe was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2015<ref>{{Cite web |last=icc |title=International Cricket Council Hall of Fame |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/hall-of-famer-martin-crowe |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=icc |language=en}}</ref> and the NZC Hall of Fame in 2024 as one of the First XI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Cricket Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nzc.nz/corporate/new-zealand-cricket-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=NZC |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Upon his death, Crowe was eulogised in ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "not just one of New Zealand’s greatest ever cricketers, but one of the most elegant batsmen the world has yet seen".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Peter |date=3 March 2016 |title=Martin Crowe obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/03/martin-crowe-obituary |access-date=3 March 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In their tributes following his death, former Pakistan international [[Wasim Akram]] called him the best batsman he ever bowled to, former Australia fast bowler [[Craig McDermott]] compared him to [[Greg Chappell]], calling him "a beautiful, elegant batsman and a terrific stroke player", while former India international [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] called him his favourite batsman and wrote that "[[Sachin Tendulkar|Sachin]] & me actually copied him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=ESPNcricinfo staff |date=3 March 2016 |title='The best I ever bowled against' - Akram |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/what-they-said-about-martin-crowe-977969 |access-date=8 October 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

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