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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Martin Crowe to be inducted in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

 New Zealand's Martin Crowe will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the World Cup match between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park on Saturday Feb 28,2015

Martin Crowe, 52, who is bravely fighting a relapse of a rare blood cancer disease, will be the third cricketer after India's Anil Kumble and and Australia's Betty Wilson to be inducted into the Hall of Fame during 2015 ICC Cricket WC between India and South Africa on Sunday Feb 22,2015 @ MCG

 

Martin Crowe played 77 Tests, scoring 5,444 at an average of 45.36. This included 17 centuries, the most by a New Zealand cricketer, while his 299 against Sri Lanka in Wellington in January 1991 stood as a national record until Brendon McCullum scored 302 against India in Wellington in February 2014

Martin Crowe also played 143 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in which he scored 4,704 runs at an average of 38.55 with four centuries and 34 half-centuries

Martin Crowe played in three 50-over World Cups, and led New Zealand to the semi-final of the 1992 edition where his side lost to eventual champions Pakistan in Auckland.

Martin Crowe captained New Zealand in 16 Tests and 44 ODIs.

Overall, Martin Crowe played 247 first-class matches in a 17-year career in which he scored 19,608 runs with 71 centuries and 80 half-centuries

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