Martin Crowe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin Crowe
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 22, 1962(1962-09-22)
Age	62
Date Of Death	2016-03-03
Birthplace	Henderson
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland Region
Horoscope	Virgo

Martin Crowe Biography

Martin Crowe is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on September 22, 1962 in Henderson, Auckland Region, New Zealand. Right-handed batsman who played for New Zealand in ODI’s from 1982 until 1995. He was the source of nearly 22,000 first-class runs. He was named a 1985 Wisden Player of the Year.

His uncle has been an Oscar winning actor His cousin is Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe..

Crowe was born in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland, to a family of cricketers. His father, Dave Crowe, played first-class cricket for Canterbury and Wellington and his older brother, Jeff Crowe, played Test cricket. One of the brothers’ first cousins is actor Russell Crowe. In 1968, Martin Crowe joined his father and brother at the Cornwall Cricket Club, with which he maintained a lifelong connection. 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. He is also the great grandson of All Black Francis Jervis (his mother’s maternal grandfather).

Crowe made his first-class debut in January 1980, playing for Auckland against Canterbury. Aged 17 at the time, he scored 51 runs in his first innings, which was his team’s highest score. 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. Returning to New Zealand for the 1981–82 domestic season, he scored a maiden first-class century, making 150 runs against Canterbury. Crowe switched to 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. Crowe’s highest score for the team (and in all New Zealand domestic cricket) was 242, made against Otago in January 1990. That season was his last for Central Districts, as he transferred to 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.

He got married to Miss Universe winner Lorraine Downes in 2009.

Martin Crowe Net Worth

Martin Crowe is one of the richest Cricket Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin Crowe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The city was his birthplace. Auckland but made his international debut in 1979.

His first-class 56.02 batsman’s score is among the highest ever recorded by cricket.

Martin David Crowe MBE (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand former cricketer, 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 the country’s greatest batsman.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Martin Crowe Dating?

According to our records, Martin Crowe married to Lorraine Downes. As of December 1, 2023, Martin Crowe’s is not dating anyone.

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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. He was regarded as an “outstanding” fieldsman, and against Zimbabwe in the 1987 World Cup dismissed David Houghton with an outstretched diving catch that was said to have won New Zealand the game. As a captain, Crowe was known for his use of innovative techniques, most notably opening the bowling with a spinner, 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. 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”.

Facts & Trivia

Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Martin Crowe celebrates birthday on September 22 of every year.

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, Emma Crowe (born 2003). He and Taylor separated in 2005. In 2009, Crowe married for a third time, to Lorraine Downes, a former Miss Universe. They remained married until his death.

Are Russell Crowe and Martin Crowe related?

Cricket legend Martin Crowe’s funeral at Holy Trinity Cathedral Auckland. His cousin Russell Crowe carries the casket. The latter tomes come with a note from Russell: “My cousin M.D. Crowe (1962-2016), former New Zealand test cricket captain, was a huge fan of Donald Bradman.

Why did Martin Crowe retire?

Despite an established career that extended for close to a decade and a half, Crowe’s international stint came to an unfortunate end due to a lingering right knee issue , with the joint hampered by considerable wear and tear. Then aged 33, Crowe played his last Test and ODI in November 1995.

Which cricketer played only one Test in his career against New Zealandat

Wellington and took the wicket of John Wright in that match?

A surprise choice for the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1980-81, Yograj Singh was a well-built right-arm medium-pace bowler. In his only Test, against New Zealand at Wellington, he took one wicket, that of John Wright for 63 runs in the only innings he bowled.

Why did Kepler Wessels play for Australia?

Alas, when apartheid started in South Africa, he had little hope of playing for his home country and was signed by Kerry Packer to play World Series’ Cricket in Australia. Packer understood the game and selected Wessels as a reliable opener for his brainchild series in the late ’70s.

Who was married to Martin Crowe?

Lorraine Downes