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In Memoriam: The life and times of legendary Shane Warne

Australian Cricket legend Shane Warne has died of a suspected heart attack aged 52 after a sensational career that had the country captivated. 

Australian Cricket legend Shane Warne has died of a suspected heart attack aged 52 after a sensational career and personal life that had the country captivated. 

Sportsman. Record-breaker. Game-changer. Captain. Socialite. Australian. 

There’s no doubt that Shane Warne is one of the greatest Australian cricketers of all-time, playing some of his best cricket at Adelaide Oval.

“Warnie thrilled South Australian cricket fans for over a decade,” said South Australian Cricket Association President Andrew Sinclair.

“We were incredibly fortunate that he saved some of his most incredible fourth innings performances for Adelaide Oval.”

Shane Warne’s career and life was like no other – and there’s plenty to reminisce about.

The cricket icon had milestones on and off the field and was known as a cricket superstar with a larger than life personality. 

He is famous for his mastery of leg spin and widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all-time.

He finished his Test career with the then all-time record of 708 dismissals, including 56 at Adelaide Oval.

Warne played his first Test match in 1992 and took more than 1,000 wickets in Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs).

In 2000 the man was rated among the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century, and was, in 2006, bowling and playing the best cricket the country had seen.

Warne’s 2006 Ashes performance is memorialised in the Avenue of Honour at Adelaide Oval.

When talking about his cricket background Shane Warne stated that his original passion wasn’t cricket but it was something he grew to love. 

“Cricket found me, and then I realised that this is what I want to do,” he said.

“Once I started to play, I got a passion for the game and started to understand it, because this is what I wanted to do. I became like a sponge and became as good as I possibly could.”

What you might not know is…

  • At the age of 7, Warne broke both his legs and was forced to get around on a trolley, using his hands to pedal him along. 
  • Cricket wasn’t his first love, but became his great love. Shane Warne played low grade AFL for St Kilda. 
  • Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket named the Australia-Sri Lanka Test cricket series trophy the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy in honour of Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan since 2007.

What we know for sure is the cricketing world is all the better for the king of spin and he will be greatly missed.

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