RIP Martin Crowe
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<p>Nail. Head. That's precisely what I've been trying to point out for far too many pages. I also don't think Richardson is an all time great but very comparable to Crowe, both were genuinely fucken good. Crowe just stood out more cos his career wasn't bookended by genuine legends ( which none of you can deny ) in Richards and Lara.</p>
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<p>Laxman is a great example. If he passed away tomorrow I'm sure the tributes would flow aplenty for a brilliant record but again, look closer and he was often "only" the third or fourth best in the team at any given time.</p>
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<p>That's fair enough MN5</p>
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<p>May I rescind my original "bolocks" to a whiney "Really?"</p>
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<p>Crowe's still a great though and stats can feck off ;)</p> -
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<p>Actor Russell Crowe has dropped by the Auckland cricket club where his cousin, cricketing great Martin Crowe, first honed his batting skills.</p>
<p>A photo posted to Twitter this afternoon shows Russell, dressed in black shorts and singlet, with members of the Cornwall Park Cricket Club.</p>
<p>Martin, who was farewelled at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell yesterday, was a member of the club before going on to become New Zealand's greatest test batsman.</p>
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