Wellington: Former New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe is abstaining from cricket to hasten his recovery from lymphatic cancer.
Crowe, who represented Kiwis for 13 years, from 1982 to 1995, told
local media that worrying about cricket, particularly the axing of his
protege Ross Taylor as New Zealand captain in favour of Brendon McCullum
late last year, exacerbated his malaise, leading to a large tumour in
his stomach.
After five months of chemotherapy, the 50-year-old said doctors had
told him his cancer had shrunk to safe levels, although there was
always the possibility of a relapse.
“All through my left side the lymph nodes have gone back to their normal size,” Crowe said.
“The big tumour I grew over the Taylor affair from nothing over 20
days, which was four by three centimetres (1.6 by 1.2 inches), has
reduced down to one and a half centimetres (0.6 inches),” he added.
Crowe, the cousin of Hollywood star Russell Crowe, who had
previously blamed illnesses picked up during his international cricket
career for making him vulnerable to cancer, added that he wanted to
devote his energy to promoting “health and wellness.”
"That's where I want to spend my time, not talking about techniques
and batting stances and grips. I'm kind of bored with that, I think I'm
done there," he said.
Crowe scored a record 17 centuries for New Zealand in his 77-Test
career, notching an average of 45.36, and is regarded as the country's
greatest batsman.
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