Martin Crowe was globally renowned as one of New Zealand’s cricketing legends. Crowe was born into a cricket-loving family, and he emerged as a remarkable talent from suburban Auckland. Crowe’s cricketing prowess was defined by his flawless technique, making him a versatile batsman adept in both attack and defense. His elegant and poised batting style, combined with an innate cricketing intelligence, set him apart. Crowe thrived alongside Sir Richard Hadlee during New Zealand’s cricket revival in the late 80s.
In the 77-Test career, the legendary batter has amassed 5444 runs at an impressive average of 45.36, achieving a highest score of 299 against Sri Lanka. His career highlights include debuting as a teenager, becoming New Zealand’s leading run-scorer, reaching 10,000 international runs, and captaining the team during the 1992 World Cup. Martin Crowe will always remain an iconic figure in New Zealand’s cricketing history. Let us look at his top performances in ODIs.
1.107* vs. India in Jamshedpur in 1995
In the 1995 tour of New Zealand to India, the former New Zealand skipper scored a match-winning innings of 107 not out from 129 deliveries and guided the visitors to a victory by 8 wickets. The New Zealand skipper along with Stephen Fleming stitched together a brilliant partnership of 171 runs to ensure that the New Zealand team won the first match of the series.
2. 105* vs. England in Auckland in 1984
In the 1984 England tour of New Zealand, the former New Zealand star batter smashed yet another memorable century as he scored match-winning 105 runs. One could eventually sense that innings coming as the legendary batter was in his prime form during the course of the series.
3. 104 vs. India in Dunedin in 1990
In the 1990 edition of the Rothmans Cup Triangular series which was played between India, Australia, and New Zealand. The tournament opener was embraced by a match-winning century from former Inda skipper who scored a brilliant 104 runs off 135 deliveries. In his sublime innings, Martin hit six boundaries along with one maximum.
Eventually, his innings proved to be the differentiator between the team and for his valiant effort, the former New Zealand player was also awarded the Player of the match award.
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