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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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