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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: |
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| 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
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| 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.
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| personal bests: |
- Highest Test Score 99
- Best bowling figures: 8 for 71 against England at the Gabba in 1994-95
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| 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.
- He famously dated model and movie star Elizabeth Hurley.
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