The former Somerset County Cricket Club batsman and New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has died, aged 53, after a battle with cancer. His family announced on Thursday morning that he passed away in ...

CROWE, MARTIN DAVID, MBE, died of cancer on March ... when he stood in for Viv Richards as one of Somerset's overseas players. He moved in with Ian Botham, but got off to a shaky start, including ...

Obituary: Martin Crowe - cricket's tortured genius Crowe also had a spell with English county side Somerset between 1984 and 1988, and scored a total of 19,608 first-class runs in his career.

Martin Crowe, who has died aged 53 of lymphatic cancer ... Viv Richards (appearing for the West Indies that summer) in the Somerset side. This was a daunting challenge, and Crowe’s experience ...

When Somerset were looking for an overseas talent ... The final delivery in the life of Martin David Crowe came too soon. Crowe is survived by wife Lorraine Downes, daughter Emma and step-children ...

It was also considered that Crowe would have a more wholesome effect on Somerset’s younger players than the rather world-weary West Indians. Martin Crowe was one of New Zealand's finest Credit ...

The England and New Zealand Test teams will honour the late Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe with a trophy named in the pair's honour. The Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, a collaboration between New Zealand ...

Certainly Martin Crowe made an indelible impact in one season, and Somerset will greatly welcome his decision to keep in touch - on a part-time basis over the next two years, during some strenuous ...

Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has died of cancer at the age ... Crowe also had a spell with English county side Somerset between 1984 and 1988, and scored a total of 19,608 first-class ...

Crowe was destined for greatness from a young age. He was 21 when Somerset picked him as the county’s overseas signing. Guess whom he replaced? A certain Viv Richards. What made Martin Crowe a cut ...

IMAGE: Martin Crowe during a game between his county Somerset and his country New Zealand. Photograph: Adrian Murrell/Getty Images Persistent knee injury ends his playing days in 1995 after 77 ...

Martin Crowe was named as one of Wisden's Cricketers ... Crowe also had a spell with English county side Somerset between 1984 and 1988. He made an unsuccessful attempt to return to the first ...