Actor Russell Crowe was a pallbearer at the funeral of former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe on Friday.
Russell Crowe, Martin’s cousin, wasn’t initially expected to attend the service at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, having taken part in a memorial planned by Martin Crowe in the last days of his illness.
Martin Crowe died on March 3 after a long battle with cancer.
Eulogies were delivered by Crowe’s wife, former Miss Universe Lorraine Downes, his brother Jeff and former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith.
Auckland boys' Haka took my breath away: https://t.co/Ns0WVmp95W @russellcrowe
— Wallace Finch (@DarwinSelection) March 11, 2016
Downes described Crowe as “authentic, loving and full of prayer” but said he could also be “intense, restless and complex”.
The funeral included video messages from New Zealand cricketers Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor, who are in India for the World Twenty20 tournament.
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