Batsmen Martin Crowe and Graham Thorpe will be honoured by New Zealand and England playing for a trophy named after them during all future Test series between the sides, starting this week.

Martin Crowe, former captain of the New Zealand cricket team, was arguably one of the greatest test batsmen ever. He died on March 3, 2016, following a lengthy battle with lymphoma, aged 53 years.

Crowe is said to to be seriously ill, after he suffered a lymphoma cancer relapse in September this year. © Cricbuzz Former New Zealand captain, Martin Crowe, known ...

New Zealand's greatest batsman Martin Crowe died at the age of 53 after a long battle with lymphoma. © Cricbuzz Batting legend Martin Crowe rewrote the New Zealand ...

With Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar both in vintage form, few expected the Black Caps to take home the trophy.