T-20 inventor... Martin Crowe is no more
posted on Mar 3, 2016 @ 11:34AM
One of the greatest cricketers and probably the best from New Zealand... Martin Crowe is no more.
- Martin has been suffering from cancer since 2014, to which he has ultimately succumbed.
- He played 77 Tests and 143 ODIs for his country during his 13 year long career.
- He scored 5,444 Test runs at an average of 45.36 with 17 centuries.
- Crowe still holds the highest number of test centuries by a New Zealander. His highest score of 299 against Sri Lanka was cherished for a long time, till Brendon McCullum has surpassed it with a massive 302.
- After his retirement in 1996 due to a knee injury, he went on to become a television commentator.
- He also initiated a new form of game called Cricket Max, which laid the foundation for T-20 cricket.
- Famous Hollywood actor Russel Crowe happens to be a cousin of Martin Crowe.