Shane Warne

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Shane Warne
Warne in 2015
Personal information
Full nameShane Keith Warne
Born(1969-09-13)13 September 1969
Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia
Died4 March 2022(2022-03-04) (aged 52)
Ko Samui, Thailand
NicknameWarnie
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 350)2 January 1992 v India
Last Test2 January 2007 v England
ODI debut (cap 110)24 March 1993 v New Zealand
Last ODI10 January 2005 v Asia XI
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990/91–2006/07Victoria (squad no. 23)
2000–2007Hampshire (squad no. 23)
2008–2011Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 23)
2011/12–2012/13Melbourne Stars (squad no. 23)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 145 194 301 311
Runs scored 3,154 1,018 6,919 1,879
Batting average 17.32 13.05 19.43 11.81
100s/50s 0/12 0/1 2/26 0/1
Top score 99 55 107* 55
Balls bowled 40,704 10,642 74,830 16,419
Wickets 708 293 1,319 473
Bowling average 25.41 25.73 26.11 24.61
5 wickets in innings 37 1 69 3
10 wickets in match 10 0 12 0
Best bowling 8/71 5/33 8/71 6/42
Catches/stumpings 125/– 80/– 264/– 126/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 March 2008

Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian cricketer. He captained the Australian national team in One Day Internationals (ODI). He is widely considered one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport. He took 708 wickets from 40,704 balls bowled during his Test career. He has the second most wickets in Test history and most of any leg spin bowler. He retired from international cricket in January 2007, at the end of Australia's 5–0 Ashes series whitewash victory over England. After retirement from playing, he was a cricket commentator.

Warne was born in Upper Ferntree Gully, an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He had three children with his ex-wife Simone Callahan. He had complete heterochromia, from which one of his eyes is blue, and the other green.[1]

Warne died from a possible heart attack on 4 March 2022 at his villa on the island of Ko Samui in Thailand. He was 52.[2][3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Kellaway, Lucy (5 June 2015). "The Lucy Kellaway Interview: Shane Warne". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "Shane Warne dies aged 52 of suspected heart attack". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. Martin, Ali (5 March 2022). "Shane Warne, Australian cricket legend, dies aged 52". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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