Martin Crowe

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	Tests	ODIs
Martin Crowe New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm medium (RM)
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
As of 1 January 1996 Source: Cricinfo.com

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.