Jeff Crowe

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Jeff Crowe
New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm bowler
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	39	75
Runs scored	1601	1518
Batting average	26.24	25.72
100s/50s	3/6	-/7
Top score	128	88*
Balls bowled	18	6
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	41/-	28/-
As of 4 February 2006 Source: [1]

Jeffrey John Crowe (born 14 September 1958) is a former New Zealand cricket player. He is the son of David John Crowe and elder brother of Martin Crowe. They are cousins of Oscar winning actor, Russell Crowe.

Although the elder of the two Crowe brothers, Jeff first came to Test cricket in 1982-83, a year after his immensely gifted younger brother Martin. This was partly because he had launched his own career in South Australia, where he played with considerable success from 1977 and 1982. The Australian selectors were interested, but he decided to return to his own land, and formed part of New Zealand cricket’s most successful era. Tall, fair-haired and solidly built, and a reliable fielder who could also keep wicket, Jeff looked so much like his younger brother that the pair used to delight in swapping helmets to confuse commentators. Given the daunting task of going in at first wicket down against the West Indian fast bowlers in the Caribbean in 1984-85, he responded with some sound and courageous innings, notably 112 in the follow on at Sabina Park. He captained New Zealand in six Tests.

For a time, Jeff Crowe was manager of the New Zealand cricket team and in 2004 he became an ICC match referee.

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• Cricinfo

Preceded by Jeremy Coney

New Zealand national cricket captain 1986/7-1987/8

Succeeded by John Wright

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 1983 Cricket World Cup 1 Howarth (c) • 2 Bracewell • 3 Cairns • 4 Chatfield • 5 Coney • 6 JJ Crowe • 7 MD Crowe • 8 Edgar • 9 Hadlee • 10 Lees (wk) • 11 Smith (wk) • 12 Snedden • 13 Turner • 14 Wright

v • d • e New Zealand squad - 1987 Cricket World Cup 1 JJ Crowe (c) • 2 Boock • 3 Bracewell • 4 Chatfield • 5 MD Crowe • 6 Horne • 7 Jones • 8 Morrison • 9 Patel • 10 Rutherford • 11 Smith (wk) • 12 Snedden • 13 Watson • 14 Wright