Shane Warne

full name:

Shane Warne

bio:

One of the greatest cricketers of all time. His career was eventful and controversial. He retired from Test cricket for Australia in 2007.

also known as:

Warney

family:

born:

September 13, 1969 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria

retired:

January 2007

physical attributes:

Height: 1.83 m

playing attributes:

Bowling Style: Leg Spin
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat

teams / clubs:

Victoria, Australia, Hampshire.

debut:

• He made his debut for Victoria in 1991
• His test debut was versus India at Sydney, January 1992

achievements:

• He passed Dennis Lillee's Australian record of 355 Test match wickets in New Zealand in 2000.
• In 2004 his took over the world record for the most Test wickets.

personal bests:

• Highest Test Score 99
• best bowling figures: 8 for 71 against England at the Gabba in 1994-95
  

what you may not know:

• Shane wanted a career as an Australian rules footballer and played some football for the St Kilda Football Club.
• In his debut game for Victoria, his first two overs went for 20
• He appeared in his first test after playing only four first-class games
• He holds an unwanted record of having the most runs (3043) without scoring a century.