Cricketing greats honoured Martin Crowe at an emotional funeral for New Zealand’s greatest batsman yesterday, with his cousin, Hollywood star Russell Crowe, acting as a pallbearer.
Cricketing greats honoured Martin Crowe at an emotional funeral for New Zealand's greatest batsman on Friday, with his cousin, Hollywood star Russell Crowe, acting as a pallbearer.
Pioneering cricketer Martin Crowe, widely acknowledged as New Zealand's greatest batsman who laid the foundations for Twenty20 cricket, was hailed a "hero" after he died of cancer aged 53.