Dave Crowe

Dave Crowe
Personal information
Full name	David William Crowe
Born	18 October 1933; Blenheim, New Zealand
Died	12 May 2000 (aged 66); Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Jeff Crowe (son); Martin Crowe (son); Russell Crowe (nephew);
Domestic team information
1953/54	Wellington
1957/58	Canterbury
FC debut	25 December 1953 Wellington v Central Districts
Last FC	3 January 1958 Canterbury v Central Districts
Career statistics
Matches	3
Runs scored	55
Batting average	11.00
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	19
Catches/stumpings	0/0
	Source: CricInfo, 30 May 2009

David William Crowe (18 October 1933 – 12 May 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer who played three first class matches for Canterbury and Wellington between 1953 and 1958. He was the father of New Zealand international Test and One Day International players Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe; and uncle of the actor Russell Crowe.^[1] In Cornwall Park there is a bench where his ashes were scattered,^[2]^[3]^[4] along with his friend Zac, overlooking the ground on which he played for Cornwall Cricket Club, where he also coached, captained and finally was president from 1995 to 1999.^[5]

Martin Crowe recalled in 2011: “A former county pro, Les Townsend, was once watching dad play at Cornwall and told him harshly ‘You’ll never make a Test cricketer, son’. About 30 years later, dad met up with him again by chance and said: ‘Les, remember when you told me I’d never make a Test cricketer? Well, I made two!"^[4]

References

^ "Player Profile: Dave Crowe". CricInfo. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ Martin Crowe Tribute on YouTube (at 1:35), March 8, 2016
^ Matthew Theunissen and Matthew Backhouse (12 March 2016). "Russell Crowe drops by Cornwall Park". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Chadband, Ian (7 November 2011). "Why Martin Crowe, New Zealand's finest batsman, is limping along the comeback trail at the age of 49 -". The Daily Telegraph. Auckland. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Brebner, Steve (2004). "Dave Crowe - A Mentor, A Mate and a Top Bloke". In Cameron, Don (ed.). Cornwall Cricket 1954 - 2004: Celebrating 50 years of Cricket. Cornwall Cricket Club. pp. 55–56, 119.