biography
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Warne, Shane
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popular name of Shane Keith Warne
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| lived:
| (1969– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Melbourne, Victoria, NE Australia. A hugely charismatic leg-spinner, his mix of acute spin and control has made him highly effective, particularly against England. His first ball in the 1993 Ashes series turned massively to bowl Mike Gatting, believed the best player of spin in England's team. His total of 316 wickets (average 25·30) in 70 Tests to the end of the 1999 World Cup is the highest ever by a spin-bowler. He was man-of-the-match in the semi-final and final of the 1999 World Cup, and in 2000 was named as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the century. In 2003, amid much controversy, he received a one-year ban by the Australian Cricket Board for drug-related offences. |
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