Podcast appearances and mentions of Martin Crowe

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and the former New Zealand wicket-keeper Ian Smith to pay tribute to both Graham Thorpe and Martin Crowe, with the trophy for this current New Zealand v England series named after the two Cricketing greats. They discuss their favourite memories of them, what made them stand out from the rest, and their legacies after their passing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Gibson met up with this year's Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability award category winners on the latest podcast version of the Signpost Series.  The category winners were:-       Edwin Thompson, Tipperary, Dairy Farmer, Winner of the ‘Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions' Category-       James O'Keeffe, Meath, Tillage farmer, Winner of the ‘Improving Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration' Category-       Ken Gill, Offaly, suckler beef farmer, Winner of the ‘Enhancing biodiversity' category-       Martin Crowe, Limerick, Dairy farmer, Winner of the ‘Improving Water Quality' Category  Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Communications and Engagement Specialist and Noel Meehan, Head of ASSAP, also joined Mark to discuss the awards. To register for future webinars visit:https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/                        For more podcasts from the Signpost Series go to: https://www.teagasc.ie/signpostpodcast/ 

On this episode of Between Two Beers we're rewinding the clock back two years to when we sat down with Grant Fox.  Grant is one of the best to have ever worn the All Blacks 10 jersey and is still regarded as one of the finest goal-kickers of all time.  At the time of recording, Grant was in his final weeks as an All Blacks selector and in the process of pulling down the curtain on a 40-year career with New Zealand Rugby.  We covered all the most insightful parts of his rugby career, his business, his relationship with Ryan and some of his best stories from travelling with his golf superstar son.  He also talks about his 40-year friendship with the late Sir Martin Crowe and his important work with Big Buddies and the importance of being present with your kids.  This was one of our favourite episodes and we're really excited to share it with our new listeners. Grant broke the stereotype of stoic rugby man, with passages of real vulnerability and openness. If you didn't catch it the first time around you're in for a treat.  Listen on iheart or wherever you get your podcasts from, or watch the video on Youtube.   If you'd like to hire one of our guests to speak at your function or event, flick us a message by going to B2Bspeakers.co.nz. And while you're there, if you want behind-the-scenes info on each episode and whats going on in our world, subscribe to our weekly newsletter.  This episode was brought to you from the Export Beer garden studio. Enjoy.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Romanos is an award-winning sports journalist and commentor. He is also the author of numerous New Zealand sports books, on everyone from tennis player Chris Lewis to cricketer Martin Crowe. In fact, we counted 50 titles that Joseph had either written, co-written, edited or collaborated on, which is a staggering achievement in itself. Today, Joseph joins Jesse to reflect on a great moment in Kiwi sport, when Lance Cairns smashed six sixes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1983.

I want to start the show with tributes to 3 people. The first is Brooke Graham. My neighbour and friend from the Coromandel who died recently at the age of just 42 from brain cancer.  A fast death inside 9 weeks but slow enough for her to make plans for her 10 year old daughter and her husband. Hers was a death of great grace and I am immensely sad. So to Carrick and MacKenzie, here's to your amazing wife and mother. Then there's Simon Barnett and his support of his wife, Jodi over the past 6 years in her fight against brain cancer as well. This was featured in the Weekend Herald on Saturday. Of course all of us here have on the afternoon show have known what Simon and his family have been going through. His strength, courage and love while still working this demanding job is amazing. It's good that you now know. And finally I want to acknowledge Richie Poulton, the director of the Dunedin study who passed away yesterday at the age of 61, again of cancer. Richie and I were at Auckland Grammar together. In the same cohort were people like Martin Crowe and Grant Fox and business people Ian Narev and Simon Herbert. But Richie is the best of all of us. At school he was smart and sporty.  I knew him as a nice bloke and a very good cricketer. I had no idea of the greatness within him. He was featured last night on the Sunday programme. It was a heart-breaking watch. Now, if you don't know, the Dunedin Study is a research programme that has followed the progress of 1,000 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1972-73, from birth to midlife. Over 1300 papers have been published about how your environment and upbringing influences your situation. It's world famous, as is Richie. Last night, John Campbell asked him what the greatest finding was. Richie said poverty. He said you can't undo what happens in childhood. In 2016 the Dunedin Study published a paper called "Childhood disadvantage strongly predicts costly adult life-course outcomes". It found that nearly 80 percent of adult economic burden can be attributed to just 20 percent of the study members. The researchers determined that this “high cost” group accounted for 81 percent of criminal convictions, 66 percent of welfare benefits, 78 per cent of prescription fills and 40 percent of excess obese kilograms. Professor Poulton says that they also found that members of this group can be identified with high accuracy when as young as 3. Target these guys and you solve a lot of problems. But as he said last night no-one has talked about poverty in this election campaign. Labour made it their core goal over the past 6 years, and yet all they've done is throw money at all beneficiaries. And National doesn't utter the p word at all. It was- cut benefits and belief it can stem criminality with longer sentences. Yet back in 2017, Bill English quoted the 2016 study and talked about social investment. If we can identify the truly vulnerable, why don't we help them, and just them. National has abandoned all that work it did 6 years ago and I have no idea why. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the aftermath of a deflating loss in the WTC final at the Oval, the legendary Hank Philharmonic Symphony descends to the recording and delivers potential Grammy-winning introductions for those on the panel in this episode, thus lifting their hurt spirits. But once the spirits exit the elevator, the friends see Bazball and they see Ashes and meditate a bit about the first Bazball Ashes without realizing that their uncledom is on full display. Then they turn their attention to the Duleep Trophy – would it be enough to get you listening if we tell you that their final suggestion is to rename it as the Duleep Mendis Trophy? And of course, the R Ashwin interview on stoicism and the R Ashwin double review invoking stereochemistry are topics on which they also give up.   Bits and Pieces on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricketHank: https://twitter.com/mohank Chops: https://twitter.com/el_chopernosSameer: https://twitter.com/sleepyhead148Vikas: https://twitter.com/donquicksortAdi: https://twitter.com/adi1112 Varun: https://twitter.com/varunmurali43   Show Notes The amazing musical introductions in this episode: https://soundcloud.com/mohank2/sets/bits-pieces-musical-intros The R Ashwin interview after the WTC Final 2023: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/r-ashwin-opens-up-on-the-wtc-drop-and-on-being-traumatised-in-the-past-8665087/lite/ Duleep Trophy selection shenanigans – Jalaj Saxena, Dinesh Karthik have their say: https://twitter.com/jalajsaxena33/status/1669974045348225025?t=c9X0u4L22aLtRmbTjIQNYQ&s=19 and https://twitter.com/DineshKarthik/status/1668963918960795648?t=tJ7q_CWAOhxXfdxKXheeyg&s=19 The history of foreign teams in the Duleep Trophy: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-foreign-team-for-duleep-trophy-381544 R Ashwin reviews the review at the TNPL: https://twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1669003784612368385 Cricket book recommendations from the panel: Martin Crowe's For the Love of the Game: https://amzn.eu/d/dXyz6pE Nicholas Brookes' An Island's Eleven: The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket: https://amzn.eu/d/5mWeZzk Tony Lewis' Summer of Cricket: https://amzn.eu/d/fS5D8Bq

In the 90's and early 2000s, Adam Parore was a star of the NZ cricket team.Then he could be seen on the cover of Women's Day every other week. Over a decade ago he went to ground and there has been very little written about him in the public domain ever since.This conversation is sort of in three different chapters:The cricket career, including being mentored by his mate Martin Crowe.Climbing Mount Everest….and almost dying the day before he made it to the summit.Why he removed himself from the public eye, his loves and losses and the toll that's played on his mental health and a bunch of other really special stuff that I loved and I hope you do too.Thanks so much to the sponsors of this episode. Radix Nutrition. The podcast is just over a year old now and it is only through the support of cool brands like Radix for being adventurous and jumping on a project like this that it is possible to keep making a brand new episode each week. So please check them out: https://radixnutrition.co.nz/ 3.40: 1999 test match story- leaving the ground to go for a run mid match17 His relentless quest for perfect play28 Caricature30 Facing the worlds best/ picking fights and sledging31.20 Hit in the head by Brett Lee34.40 Martin Crowe memories silent treatment from Crowe/ Last time he saw Martin39 Chris Cairns scandal40.30 Mount Everest44.30 Retiring from cricket/ therapy49 Almost dying on Mount Everest54.50 Passing bodies on Everest56.40 Everest summit1,03 Why he went “private”/ tall poppy syndrome1.17 Anxiery and being unable to breath1.20 The man in the mirror1.24 His relationship with crying Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Staf takes you through what happened back in history on this day.

Welcome to Episode 114 of Never on the Backfoot Podcast. It was way back in 2014 that legendary New Zealand cricketer the late Martin Crowe saw into the future and declared Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root as the 'Fab 4' of the current generation of batters in world cricket. His prediction could not have been more right as the four players have dominated all three forms of the game over the last decade and established themselves as four of the finest players to have played the sport in history. Today's episode is a discussion about these legends with Abhinav. The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Overcast and a lot of other platforms and spread the word. Do check out @neveronthebackfoot on Instagram and @neverontheback1 for the latest facts, trivia, quizzes, terminology for more.

QUIZ | Do you have what it takes to be a Mastermind? Gerry does! He's taking on 10 of the hardest hitting questions on Martin Crowe's test centuries, in hopes to become the inaugural Afternoons with Staffy Mastermind Champion. Text your specialist sporting subject to 8833 and you could be playing Mastermind.

Ross Taylor is currently playing his last match for the Black Caps. 16 years is an awfully good run. Particularly for a Samoan big hitter from Masterton who excelled as a kid swatting the ball to boundaries. But to master the red ball game and end out our highest scorer at the highest level is a feat-and-a-half. 7683 runs, including 19 centuries from 112 matches between 2007 and 2022, with a batting average of 44.66 runs. His record in One Day Internationals is similar. But all that's for the nerds. I love Ross for his grit. Frankly, I find him a beautiful man, but an ugly batsman. Watching Williamson or Conway or Guptill is far more aesthetic. Ross has always overbalanced. His big head seeming to fall forward under the weight of his massive tongue which he is far too fond of sticking out. There always appears to be a massive hole between his bat and pad, which he then shuts down by dramatically collapsing his knees and squatting on the ball. Every season he's come out batting ugly, and then Martin Crowe would take him into the nets and crush it out of him and he'd come back better. But then, in the off season he'd forget all over again and come back ugly. But he kept scoring and he kept coming. Even when doubt was etched deep in his forehead, he kept coming. Even when the captaincy was plucked from him in a bloody, personal coup, he kept on coming. And as a slip catcher he never lost his form even when his batting was in tatters. He was a bloody-minded person with impeccable manners. He was a nice boy with mongrel buried deep. He's our best batsman. Not because of his statistics. But because he willed it to happen and it did. 

This episode is all about Ross Taylor. Now that his career is over, I thought it was a great time to look back. So I brought on one of the best New Zealand cricket journalists, Dylan Cleaver, to talk about him. We chat about his origin story, middle class cricket, Pacific Islands players, slogging, Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum, his record in Tests, his even better career in ODIs and the fragility he had when he started his innings. - To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. If you like this podcast, you may enjoy other things I create, check them all out at https://linktr.ee/jarrodkimber. You can check out Dylan's Substack here: https://dylancleaver.substack.com This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc. The theme tune is by Red Crickets: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Crickets/Red_Crickets.

Joe & Ben are joined by league member Martin Crowe to give there week 3 takeaways, bets, and more!

The doors to the Hall of Fame are open once more and players 95 to 91 enter The Club. It's a group of five that could send you down a YouTube rabbit hole for days - there's two of India's greatest leaders, a scary and skilful West Indian speedster, an English wicketkeeper who reminded Raj of his younger days and brought a smile to Binksy's face, plus another classy batter who always went to another level against Australia. And, remarkably, there's still no sign of Martin Crowe. SPOILER ALERT This episode features players from 95-91 in the following order: 95 - Kapil Dev 94 - Alan Knott 93 - Andy Roberts 92 - MS Dhoni 91 - VVS Laxman Are any of this group ranked too low? Or are they lucky to be here? As always, the four of us don't agree about everything, and we'd love to hear what you think. Don't hesitate to continue the conversation by calling us out via email or on social media to share your views - or give us some praise if we've got things spot on! For an even deeper dive on the theory and process behind the Hall, head to our https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/hall-of-fame/welcome (website). You'll find the https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/hall-of-fame/the-preamble (Preamble), plus https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/hall-of-fame/the-list (the list), which will eventually feature detailed write-ups about every player from 103 to 1 as we make our way through the Hall in the coming weeks and months. Of course, regular programming will continue. We'll be interspersing episodes revealing players with our This Week in Cricket shows (next up, a review of the first England v India Test and everything else going on this week) and guest appearances. And if you haven't already, dip back into our recent episodes, which includes Jarrod Kimber taking us on a deep dive of New Zealand Cricket on and off the field, and evaluating the World Test Championship as a format, and Tim Southee talking about the pride the Black Caps felt after finally getting their hands on another ICC trophy. Please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (https://twitter.com/Toporderpod (@toporderpod) on Twitter and https://www.facebook.com/Toporderpod (Facebook), & https://www.instagram.com/thetoporderpodcast/ (@thetoporderpodcast) on Instagram) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show. If you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

In this episode of On The Front Foot, Bryan Waddle and Jeremy Coney dissect the first three Twenty20s between the Black Caps and Australia and look ahead to the fourth test between India and England. Some Four Square owner called Chris Martin reminisces on the time he demolished the Indian top order, and Jerry pays tribute to the late Martin Crowe, who passed away five years ago, this week. Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioOn The Front Foot is also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here

Keith Quinn is an author, and one of New Zealand's most experienced television sports commentators.Keith has, among other career highlights, broadcasted at 10 Commonwealth and 10 Olympic games, written in excess of 15 books and been involved with every Rugby World Cup up until the latest.www.theDOC.nzwww.patreon.com/theDOCNZwww.twitter.com/patbrittenden

Our interview with the mad Outswinging Kiwi Danny Morrison,His commentary career and background to his theatrics,Dennis Lilllee's influence on his careerThe 1987.88 Boxing Day Test and that lbw shout,Dismissing the great Allan Border,The 1992 Kiwi World Cup campaign,The genius of Martin Crowe,His ODI hat trick,Being the The Duck Hunter,Taking on Wasim Akram, See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Damian Collins celebrates 25 Seasons of the Hurricanes Super Rugby with their very first captain Mark "Bull" Allen on The Kick-Off Breakfast Show on Beach FM 106.3. Hear how Bull has been keeping these days, Bull talks about the early days of Professional Rugby, the first time getting together as a team, how a back injury cut his career short and how Martin Crowe got him involved with commentating College Rugby. The Kick-Off Breakfast Show, Saturdays 7am to 10am on Beach FM 106.3 or online at www.beachfm.co.nz

If you remember the 1992 World Cup as fondly as Danny Morrison and Dean du Plessis do, this Podcast is for you. Morrison effortlessly transports us back to 1992 and remembers the planning, and executions of those plans by taking pace off the new ball, and then brutalising the bowling attacks with their opening batsmen. And, in typical Danny Morrison humour, Danny tells us about his career test best of 42. Great Humor, and heartwarming memories. And don’t forget to listen to the Solidarity trust message.

Lorraine Downes was thrust into the international spotlight when she became the first, and still the only New Zealander to win the Miss Universe title in 1983. Such a coveted crown has come with high demands and expectations, and she's been a household name ever since.A career in modelling and styling has been hugely successful, and along the way she's had two wonderful children and written two successful books. She's also had periods away from the spotlight, contrasting with the very public cancer battle of her late husband, New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe, who died in 2016. Throughout all this, Lorraine has become known for her grace and humility, with a philosophical approach to her challenges and an unselfish acceptance of her successes.This episode is honestly not to be missed. Lorraine was so generous in what she has shared, there is something in this episode for everyone.Brought to you by: Roar CollectiveHost: Simone AndersonProducer: Nick Walker

In the latest 81allout podcast we rewind to one of the mostly fondly remembered World Cups – from 1992. Why is this such a beloved tournament? Has there been a better collection of cricket jerseys at one event? We talk about Mark Greatbatch's sixes, Martin Crowe's innovative tactics, Srikkanth's duck against New Zealand, Raju's premature celebration, David Boon's square cuts, that Jonty Rhodes run-out, Srinath's ball to Miandad... Not to forget, the strange rain-rule. And those two balls from heaven. Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee), Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Max (@maxdavinci) Anantha (@anantha)

From Crowe to Klusener, Kimber and Zaltzman look back at great performances from previous World Cups in the first of a two part series

Day 4 of the test and despite two days of rain the Blackcaps are in control.   Ross Taylor has passed a couple of his mentor Martin Crowe’s milestones as New Zealand dominated the fourth day of the second cricket test against Bangladesh.Taylor’s reached his 18th test century, going past the 17 of Crowe on his way to 200, and eclipsed the former New Zealand captain’s mark of 1123 for the most test runs at the Basin Reserve. 

The New Zealand Cricket and Rugby Players Associations are set to be the big winners of the Black Clash, with the two to get a share of a six-figure donation.The organisations were guaranteed to receive a minimum of $50,000 each from the event, while Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand will also benefit from an in-ground collection and programme sales.The event, which pits a team of elite cricketers against a team of top-level rugby players in a game of T20 cricket, has been two years in the making, and Duco Events director David Higgins said the sums donated to the NZCPA and NZRPA would be allocated to various player welfare needs.The teams will be playing for the Lomu-Crowe trophy, which was unveiled on Wednesday, amed in honour of late Kiwi sporting legends Jonah Lomu and Martin Crowe.While there had been some media backlash over the trophy, Higgins said he believed it was a fitting tribute to the iconic talents."Both Martin and Jonah were men whose achievements transcended the sports field," he said. "So to be able to honour them even in a small way by naming the T20 Black Clash trophy the Lomu-Crowe trophy just feels right."Among those taking part in the game are former Black Caps captains Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum, current All Blacks Beauden and Jordie Barrett, and current Black Fern Kendra Cocksedge.Israel Dagg and Grant Elliott will suit up for Team Rugby and Team Cricket respectively. Photo / SuppliedBoth NZ Rugby and NZ Cricket have given their blessing for players to be involved.With the Black Clash being a commercial event, every entity involved is being compensated for their time and effort, including the players taking part in the match."From the suppliers, the contractors, we're paying tax to the New Zealand Government, the employees involved," Higgins said, "and the players making themselves available are getting a small amount. It certainly doesn't represent their time."The beauty of it is everyone wins."This month's event will be the first time something like it will be run in New Zealand, with similar styled matches being held across the world in the past. It was the product of some brainstorming between Higgins and Fleming."We managed to get the commitment of the players associations and they managed to get commitment from some very big names," Higgins said."I think the players are genuinely excited about going toe-to-toe in that format and genuinely competing."The event will take place at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on January 25.The teamsTeam Rugby:Kieran Read (c), Richie McCaw, Israel Dagg, Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett, Aaron Smith, Jason Spice, Ali Williams, Kendra Cocksedge, Kaylum Boshier, Ofisa Tunu'u, David Hussey (wildcard). Coach: Sir Graham Henry.Team Cricket: Stephen Fleming (player coach), Brendon McCullum (c), Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi, Kyle Mills, Chris Harris, Nathan Astle, James Franklin, Hamish Marshall, Liz Perry, Wildcard (TBA). Manager/motivator: Scott Robertson 

LISTEN TO D'ARCY AND GORAN'S PODCAST ABOVETom Latham batted his way into the record books against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve – and then kept going.A flawless day's batting saw Latham rack up a phenomenal 264 not out - the sixth-highest score in New Zealand test cricket history, as he completely bossed a Sri Lankan bowling attack all over the famous Wellington ground.It was the largest total by any test batsman in 2018, and Latham remained unbowed at the end of it, recording the highest score of anyone to carry their bat in test cricket. 489 balls and a marathon 694 minutes later, Latham walked off to a standing ovation as New Zealand totalled a mammoth 578, with Latham responsible for 45 per cent of their tremendous tally.In response, Sri Lanka once again collapsed, slumping to 20-3 before stumps, still trailing by a ridiculous 276 runs. In just 12 overs after Latham walked off, Trent Boult trapped Danushka Gunathilaka lbw for three, Tim Southee bowled Dhananjaya de Silva for a duck, and Dimuth Karunaratne sprayed a wild hook shot down the throat of Boult for Southee's second scalp, and eighth of the match.While the weather forecast threatens rain on day five, it would be a shock if Sri Lanka even made it that far, requiring a Latham-esque knock of their own for the test to end in anything but an absolute thrashing.Frankly, Sri Lanka must be sick of the sight of the Basin. The last time they were here, Kane Williamson hit 242 – somehow now the third best score against Sri Lanka in Wellington, after Martin Crowe's 299 and Latham's effort.Four of New Zealand's top six individual innings have now come against Sri Lanka, and Latham's knock was as good as any of them. Resuming on 121, Latham barely offered the visitors a chance in his second day at the crease in what could be a career-defining knock.The 26-year-old opener cruised along at a comfortable pace, accumulating with ease, playing some textbook cover drives, and generally compiling a definitive opener's innings.After struggling on the recent tour of the United Arab Emirates – averaging just 16.5 – Latham talked about still having complete trust in his game, and he displayed all of that confidence as he pummeled the poor Sri Lankan attack.He was never rash in his shot-making, and was the ever-present in a slew of demoralising partnerships. He added 114 with Henry Nicholls, who continued his strong form with a solid 50, and then combined for 73 with Colin de Grandhomme, who punched a customarily quick 49.As they plundered, the records started to fall. Latham brought up his 200 in 412 balls, clipping a single through mid-wicket, becoming the 15th Black Cap to notch a test double century.He had bigger things in his sights though, and started to hit out as the tail was exposed, becoming just the eighth New Zealander to reach 250. A six saw him move past Glenn Turner's 259 on the all-time list, and he surpassed Stephen Fleming's 262 before he eventually ran out of partners, on 264, after 157 overs of brilliance.The Basin crowd rose to their feet to applaud him off, and the Black Caps bowlers then made sure that the innings he'll remember forever will surely end in the dominant victory it undoubtedly deserves.Highest test scores for New ZealandBrendon McCullum – 302 v India, 2014Martin Crowe – 299 v Sri Lanka, 1991Ross Taylor – 290 v Australia, 2015Stephen Fleming – 274* v Sri Lanka, 2003Bryan Young – 267* v Sri Lanka, 1997Tom Latham – 264* v Sri Lanka, 2018 

Tom Latham batted his way into the record books against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve – and then kept going.A flawless day's batting saw Latham rack up a phenomenal 264 not out - the sixth-highest score in New Zealand test cricket history, as he completely bossed a Sri Lankan bowling attack all over the famous Wellington ground.It was the largest total by any test batsman in 2018, and Latham remained unbowed at the end of it, recording the highest score of anyone to carry their bat in test cricket. 489 balls and a marathon 694 minutes later, Latham walked off to a standing ovation as New Zealand totalled a mammoth 578, with Latham responsible for 45 per cent of their tremendous tally.In response, Sri Lanka once again collapsed, slumping to 20-3 before stumps, still trailing by a ridiculous 276 runs. In just 12 overs after Latham walked off, Trent Boult trapped Danushka Gunathilaka lbw for three, Tim Southee bowled Dhananjaya de Silva for a duck, and Dimuth Karunaratne sprayed a wild hook shot down the throat of Boult for Southee's second scalp, and eighth of the match.While the weather forecast threatens rain on day five, it would be a shock if Sri Lanka even made it that far, requiring a Latham-esque knock of their own for the test to end in anything but an absolute thrashing.Frankly, Sri Lanka must be sick of the sight of the Basin. The last time they were here, Kane Williamson hit 242 – somehow now the third best score against Sri Lanka in Wellington, after Martin Crowe's 299 and Latham's effort.Four of New Zealand's top six individual innings have now come against Sri Lanka, and Latham's knock was as good as any of them. Resuming on 121, Latham barely offered the visitors a chance in his second day at the crease in what could be a career-defining knock.The 26-year-old opener cruised along at a comfortable pace, accumulating with ease, playing some textbook cover drives, and generally compiling a definitive opener's innings.After struggling on the recent tour of the United Arab Emirates – averaging just 16.5 – Latham talked about still having complete trust in his game, and he displayed all of that confidence as he pummeled the poor Sri Lankan attack.He was never rash in his shot-making, and was the ever-present in a slew of demoralising partnerships. He added 114 with Henry Nicholls, who continued his strong form with a solid 50, and then combined for 73 with Colin de Grandhomme, who punched a customarily quick 49.As they plundered, the records started to fall. Latham brought up his 200 in 412 balls, clipping a single through mid-wicket, becoming the 15th Black Cap to notch a test double century.He had bigger things in his sights though, and started to hit out as the tail was exposed, becoming just the eighth New Zealander to reach 250. A six saw him move past Glenn Turner's 259 on the all-time list, and he surpassed Stephen Fleming's 262 before he eventually ran out of partners, on 264, after 157 overs of brilliance.The Basin crowd rose to their feet to applaud him off, and the Black Caps bowlers then made sure that the innings he'll remember forever will surely end in the dominant victory it undoubtedly deserves.Highest test scores for New ZealandBrendon McCullum – 302 v India, 2014Martin Crowe – 299 v Sri Lanka, 1991Ross Taylor – 290 v Australia, 2015Stephen Fleming – 274* v Sri Lanka, 2003Bryan Young – 267* v Sri Lanka, 1997Tom Latham – 264* v Sri Lanka, 2018 

On today's podcast, Matt & Jerry Show chat to Sky Sports commentator Scotty J Stevenson about the weekend of sports, Co-founder of the Beige Brigade, Paul Ford is on a quest to buy Martin Crowe's bat off his cousin Russell Crowe and Matt accuses Jerry of lowering the broadcasting standard… again!

On today's podcast, Matt & Jerry Show chat to Sky Sports commentator Scotty J Stevenson about the weekend of sports, Co-founder of the Beige Brigade, Paul Ford is on a quest to buy Martin Crowe's bat off his cousin Russell Crowe and Matt accuses Jerry of lowering the broadcasting standard… again!

Don’t have time to keep a tab on news throughout the day? CNN News18 brings you the day’s top news and newsmakers in less than 3 minutes! Here are today’s top picks: Gujarat Poll Heat, PM Modi's Cong-Pak Conspiracy Allegation, Rahul says Talk Gujarat Not Pak, Improving Indo-Pak Discussed Say Those At Dinner. SPORTS:- A record-equalling 17th century by Ross Taylor had New Zealand closing in on a series sweep against the West Indies. Taylor joined the late Martin Crowe and current captain Kane Williamson on 17 Test centuries.West Indies have been set a target of 444 and are 30/2 at Stumps on Day 3. ENTERTAINMENT:- Tollywood actor Vijay Sai has committed suicide. The actor's body was reportedly found at his apartment near Yusufguda, Hyderabad though police officials are yet to release a statement concerning the details of and reasons behind the tragedy. Vijay, was considered a skilled comedian due to his sense of slapstick and comic timing, came into the limelight after a minor role in Bhaskar’s Bommarillu. While there has been no confirmation as to the reasons behind the suicide, initial reports suggest that a flagging career and financial difficulties might have been the contributing factors. TECH:- On the OnePlus forum a user has pointed out how the latest OnePlus flagship skips out on the required certification to stream DRM-protected high definition content on these apps. While the OnePlus 5T supports level 3 Widevine certification, most of the video-streaming services use Widevine level 1 certification for protected HD content.

In Extra Time this week we hear from one of the Black Caps key players ahead of the World T20 in India while a cricketing legend remembers Martin Crowe. The fallout from the Maria Sharapova failed drugs test is discussed and Team Wellington celebrates its first ever Premiership football title. And Mahe Drysdale talks about selection for his fourth Olympic Games and Ironman Cameron Brown celebrates another win.

In Extra Time this week we hear from one of the Black Caps key players ahead of the World T20 in India while a cricketing legend remembers Martin Crowe. The fallout from the Maria Sharapova failed drugs test is discussed and Team Wellington celebrates its first ever Premiership football title. And Mahe Drysdale talks about selection for his fourth Olympic Games and Ironman Cameron Brown celebrates another win.

In Extra Time this week we remember New Zealand's greatest batsman Martin Crowe. The Warriors kick off the National Rugby League season full of hope, but can they deliver? Changes are in store for netball's ANZ championship - just how much longer will it truly be a trans-Tasman competition? New Zealand Football boss Andy Martin defends the credibility of the organisation after a troubled 12 months. What have the Olympic hammer throw and economics at Princeton University got in common? Julia Ratcliffe explains. And we hear from golfer Ryan Fox, another athlete who hopes to tee off in Rio.

In Extra Time this week we remember New Zealand's greatest batsman Martin Crowe. The Warriors kick off the National Rugby League season full of hope, but can they deliver? Changes are in store for netball's ANZ championship - just how much longer will it truly be a trans-Tasman competition? New Zealand Football boss Andy Martin defends the credibility of the organisation after a troubled 12 months. What have the Olympic hammer throw and economics at Princeton University got in common? Julia Ratcliffe explains. And we hear from golfer Ryan Fox, another athlete who hopes to tee off in Rio.

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Real Life host John Cowan interviewed Martin Crowe just after the release of his autobiography, Raw, on June 9th 2013.SEE ALSO: Cricket legend Martin Crowe, 1962-2016PHOTOS: Martin Crowe - Kiwi Cricketing Legend

On the latest "Can't Bowl Can't Throw" podcast, Dennis Freedman and Cat Jones chat with New Zealand's legendary batsman Martin Crowe. In the discussion: Martin names drops his cousin Russell - Talks about his only Hollywood performance - Discusses his relationship with Ken Rutherford - Reminisces on the 1992 World Cup Semi Final against Pakistan - Tells us how he invented T20 cricket - Blames Mark Greatbatch for costing him a hundred - 299 - Banters about how he played in a game with 4 stumps - How he survived cancer

In Extra Time this week, the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum discusses his historic triple century. We talk to the man who had the best view in the house when McCullum brought up his milestone, teamate and test debutant Jimmy Neesham. The former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe also tell us of the weight lifted from his shoulders due to McCullum's achievement. We preview the Super 15 rugby season then head to the Sochi Winter Olympics to talk to freestyle skier Jossi Wells, who's become New Zealand's most successful winter Olympian in more than 20 years. We hear about New Zealand's successful joint bid with Australia to host the 2017 rugby league world cup. Can Hamish Bond upstage Mahe Drysdale in a battle of the Olympic rowing champions at the national champs on Lake Karapiro this weekend? And the gloves worn by Muhammad Ali when he beat Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight crown are to go under the hammer just days before the fight's 50th anniversary, we head to New York to find out where they've been since 1964 and just how much they're worth.

In Extra Time this week, the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum discusses his historic triple century. We talk to the man who had the best view in the house when McCullum brought up his milestone, teamate and test debutant Jimmy Neesham. The former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe also tell us of the weight lifted from his shoulders due to McCullum's achievement. We preview the Super 15 rugby season then head to the Sochi Winter Olympics to talk to freestyle skier Jossi Wells, who's become New Zealand's most successful winter Olympian in more than 20 years. We hear about New Zealand's successful joint bid with Australia to host the 2017 rugby league world cup. Can Hamish Bond upstage Mahe Drysdale in a battle of the Olympic rowing champions at the national champs on Lake Karapiro this weekend? And the gloves worn by Muhammad Ali when he beat Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight crown are to go under the hammer just days before the fight's 50th anniversary, we head to New York to find out where they've been since 1964 and just how much they're worth.

This week we look ahead to the first Test between the All Blacks and France and look back at the history between these great rugby rivals. The New Zealand pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan talks us through his preparation for cricket's Champions Trophy while the All Black Sevens captain DJ Forbes gets ready for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia. We hear from the Breakers new import Darnelle Lazare and Rugby's Rupeni Caucaunibuca shares his desire to be re-selected for Fiji. And he's one of the greats of New Zealand Cricket, but now in his just released memoirs Martin Crowe questions whether he should have been selected for the national team at only 19.

This week we look ahead to the first Test between the All Blacks and France and look back at the history between these great rugby rivals. The New Zealand pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan talks us through his preparation for cricket's Champions Trophy while the All Black Sevens captain DJ Forbes gets ready for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia. We hear from the Breakers new import Darnelle Lazare and Rugby's Rupeni Caucaunibuca shares his desire to be re-selected for Fiji. And he's one of the greats of New Zealand Cricket, but now in his just released memoirs Martin Crowe questions whether he should have been selected for the national team at only 19.

We catch up with Hurricanes and All Black centre Conrad Smith as he prepares to make his return to Super Rugby after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, we talk to the Warriors emerging star James Maloney as the Auckland based side return home from their successful road trip, we find out why the Northern Mystics netball coach believes her side are the team to fear in this weekend's grand final, and we talk to former New Zealand cricket legend Martin Crowe, about why he's contemplating a return to the sport.

We catch up with Hurricanes and All Black centre Conrad Smith as he prepares to make his return to Super Rugby after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, we talk to the Warriors emerging star James Maloney as the Auckland based side return home from their successful road trip, we find out why the Northern Mystics netball coach believes her side are the team to fear in this weekend's grand final, and we talk to former New Zealand cricket legend Martin Crowe, about why he's contemplating a return to the sport.