Martin Crowe diagnosed with cancer

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, media reports said.

The 50-year-old Crowe, one of New Zealand’s batting greats, was diagnosed with the ailment recently, a statement issued by his manager Louise Henderson said.

“The diagnosis is very new. The family is still in shock and dealing with the understanding that life as they know it for the unforeseeable future is different,” Ms Henderson said.

“They have a number of issues to confront over the next couple of weeks,” she added.

Though details of how serious or what stage the ailment is in has not been released yet, the diagnosis was “very new”, New Zealand papers reported today.

Ms Henderson is also manager to Crowe’s wife, former Miss Universe Lorraine Downes.

Crowe was named as one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1985, and his 299 against Sri Lanka in 1991 remains the highest Test score by a New Zealand player.

A right-handed batsman who scored 5,444 Test runs in 77 matches between 1982 and 1995 for an average of 45.36, Crowe also had a stint with English county side Somerset between 1984 and 1988.

He has also played in 143 ODIs and scored 4704 runs at an average of 38.55.

He had briefly attempted to return to first class cricket last November, which would have provided him with an opportunity to score the 392 runs he needed to tally 20,000 first—class runs. His comeback match saw him face just three balls before getting injured.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/martin-crowe-diagnosed-with-cancer/article3999449.ece

All the best to him.

Grim.

Ditto to all the best to him.

Oh dear. Bad times. Best wishes to him and his.

Best wishes and hope he recovers soon.

Good luck Martin.

Best kiwi bat ever.

Mrs K's dad died of lymphoma. Horrible way to go. All the best for MC.

Bummer

It is a curable cancer though, and quite commonly so (not always, and commiserations to Mrs K) ... hopefully MC will do well.

Fingers crossed for him.

He's said his cancer is not aggressive and is very treatable. Good news!

Best of luck to him.

lardbucket wrote:It is a curable cancer though, and quite commonly so (not always, and commiserations to Mrs K) ... hopefully MC will do well.

Good to hear that.

no bad news here then? ... hope all is going well for MC

if you didn't read this when you posted, prophetic.

I had not read that.

I was searching for the 'cancer is a qunt' thread so that I could post the article I saw on a new monoclonal antibody treatment for the most common form of lung cancer; and the Yuvraj, Jackman and Crowe cancer threads came up. I hadn't heard anything recently about any of those gentlemen, hence the 'bumps'.

Amazing coincidence that I did this just as the update came out. Thanks for your post.

Good news.

Sometimes that feels like a rarity on this forum!

Sorry to learn this, hope he manages to battle the disease.

tricycle wrote:Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, media reports said.

The 50-year-old Crowe, one of New Zealand’s batting greats, was diagnosed with the ailment recently, a statement issued by his manager Louise Henderson said.

“The diagnosis is very new. The family is still in shock and dealing with the understanding that life as they know it for the unforeseeable future is different,” Ms Henderson said.

“They have a number of issues to confront over the next couple of weeks,” she added.

Though details of how serious or what stage the ailment is in has not been released yet, the diagnosis was “very new”, New Zealand papers reported today.

Ms Henderson is also manager to Crowe’s wife, former Miss Universe Lorraine Downes.

Crowe was named as one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 1985, and his 299 against Sri Lanka in 1991 remains the highest Test score by a New Zealand player.

A right-handed batsman who scored 5,444 Test runs in 77 matches between 1982 and 1995 for an average of 45.36, Crowe also had a stint with English county side Somerset between 1984 and 1988.

He has also played in 143 ODIs and scored 4704 runs at an average of 38.55.

He had briefly attempted to return to first class cricket last November, which would have provided him with an opportunity to score the 392 runs he needed to tally 20,000 first—class runs. His comeback match saw him face just three balls before getting injured.

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/martin-crowe-diagnosed-with-cancer/article3999449.ece

All the best to him.

Recent news is certainly positive.

Simon O'Donnell seems to have done OK in his recovery from the same illness, years ago now.

Interesting set of interviews with Crowe
http://radiosport.co.nz/video/video-martin-crowe-raw-7jun2013

And now John Reid with bowel cancer

JR or JF?

JR

Wasn't he shot a few years ago?

You were dreaming

Unless it's about Helmand without a shot fired John Reid. Or I'm suffering from severe NSRitis.