Martin Crowe Test and One Day International (ODI) runs scored for New Zealand. After retiring from playing, Crowe remained involved in cricket as a writer and commentator. He was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2012, but was declared cancer-free the following year. However, the disease returned in 2014, and eventually led to his death in 2016. Crowe was born in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland, to a family of cricketers. His father, Dave Crowe, played first-class cricket for Canterbury and Wellington and his older brother, Jeff Crowe, played Test cricket. One of the brothers' first cousins is actor Russell Crowe. In 1968, Martin
Catherine Crowe number of books for children, including versions of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" for young readers, "Pippie's Warning; or, Mind Your Temper" (1848), "The Story of Arthur Hunter and his First Shilling" (1861) and "The Adventures of a Monkey" (1862). Catherine Crowe Catherine Ann Crowe, née Stevens, (20 September 1803 in Borough Green, Kent – 14 June 1876 in Folkestone), was an English novelist, story writer and playwright, who also wrote for children. Crowe was educated at home, spending most of her childhood in Kent. She married an army officer, Major John Crowe (1783–1860). They had a son, John William (born 1823),