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Martin Crowe

1962 - 2016

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Martin David Crowe (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand 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 one of the country's greatest batsmen. Crowe made his first-class debut for Auckland aged of 17, and his 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Crowe is the 66th most popular cricketer (down from 60th in 2024), the 236th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 219th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Martin Crowe ranks 66 out of 136. Before him are Jonny Bairstow, Phillip Hughes, Andrew Symonds, Axar Patel, Ricky Ponting, and Shaun Marsh. After him are Shoaib Akhtar, Hardik Pandya, Ajay Jadeja, Jacques Kallis, Glenn McGrath, and Inzamam-ul-Haq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Martin Crowe ranks 1,119. Before him are Tyrone Corbin, Vic Mignogna, Ken Paxton, Sunanda Pushkar, Stewart McKimmie, and Michelle Cameron. After him are Charmaine Crooks, Teesta Setalvad, Ann Wagner, Susan DeMattei, Kevin Richardson, and Ian James Corlett. Among people deceased in 2016, Martin Crowe ranks 652. Before him are Guilherme Gimenez de Souza, Mateus Caramelo, Matheus Biteco, Sarah Tait, Balls Mahoney, and Koichi Sekimoto. After him are Alexander Prokhorenko, Asia Ramazan Antar, Marcelo, Andrew Florent, Robert Abajyan, and Yu Xu.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Martin Crowe ranks 236 out of 303. Before him are Chris Killen (1981), Maddison Keeney (1996), Lisa Carrington (1989), Tony Lochhead (1982), Danielle Cormack (1970), and Tom Ashley (1984). After him are Emma Lahana (1984), Brooke Fraser (1983), Glen Moss (1983), Daniel Bedingfield (1979), Michala Banas (1978), and Sarah Hirini (1992).

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Among CRICKETERS In New Zealand

Among cricketers born in New Zealand, Martin Crowe ranks 1. After him are Kane Williamson (1990), Brendon McCullum (1981), Ben Stokes (1991), Stephen Fleming (1973), Trent Boult (1989), Martin Guptill (1986), Ross Taylor (1984), Tim Southee (1988), and Corey Anderson (1990).

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