10 Test greats who averaged less than 50

#9 Martin Crowe

Martin Crowe is considered as New Zealand's greatest batsman

The former New Zealand captain is regarded as the country's greatest batsman. He inspired many young New Zealanders to take up the sport. As a matter of fact, many cricketers from the country looked up to Crowe to mould their careers. He debuted for New Zealand at a very young age of 19 and eventually, went on to win many laurels.

Crowe was named a Wisden Cricketer of the year in 1985, and was credited as one of the "best young batsmen in the world". He even won the player of the tournament at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. For many years, he held the record of being New Zealand's highest run getter in both Tests and ODIs. He is currently 4th on the list.

The man from Auckland represented the Kiwis in 77 Tests and 143 ODIs. He ended his Test career by scoring 5444 runs at a healthy average of 45.36. His Test career was studded with 17 centuries and 18 half centuries with a top score of 299.

Sadly, Martin Crowe died on March 3rd, 2016 due to cancer.