|
| |
Australian
|
| |
Australia
|
| |
AUS
|
| |
Shane Warne
|
| |
Shane warne sketchjpg
|
| |
Right-handed batsman (RHB)
|
| |
Leg Break (LB)
|
| |
true
|
| |
140
|
| |
2958
|
| |
1661
|
| |
-/11
|
| |
99
|
| |
39257
|
| |
685
|
| |
2525
|
| |
36
|
| |
10
|
| |
8/71
|
| |
120/-
|
| |
194
|
| |
1018
|
| |
1305
|
| |
-/1
|
| |
55
|
| |
10642
|
| |
293
|
| |
2573
|
| |
1
|
| |
-
|
| |
5/33
|
| |
80/-
|
| |
20 April
|
| |
2006
|
(born
September 13 ,
1969 in
Ferntree Gully ,
Victoria ,
Australia ), is an Australian
Cricket er, and captain of
Hampshire .
He is one of the greatest
Leg Spin Bowlers in history — many say the greatest.
In
2000 , he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five ''
Wisden Cricketers Of The Century ''. Since
October 2004 , he has held the
Record for the most
Wicket s taken by any bowler in
Test Cricket , and in
August 2005 , he became the first bowler to take 600 Test wickets. He has, however, been plagued by
Scandal s off the field throughout his playing career.
Warne made his
First-class Cricket debut in 1990-91, taking 0/61 and 1/41 for
Victoria against
Western Australia at the Junction Oval in
Melbourne . With
Australia searching for a leg spin bowler for its Test team, Warne was selected in the
Australia B team which toured
Zimbabwe in September 1991. His best performance was 7/52 in a four-day match. Back home, he took 3/14 and 4/42 for
Australia A against the
West Indies in December 1991, and was rushed into the team for the Third Test against
India at the
Sydney Cricket Ground a week later.
He had an undistinguished debut, taking 1/150 (
Ravi Shastri caught by
Dean Jones for 206) off 45
Overs , and recording figures of 1/228 in his first Test series. His poor return continued in the first
Innings against
Sri Lanka at
Colombo in the next year, in which he recorded 0/107. However, a spell of 3 for 11 in the second innings contributed to a remarkable Australian win and arguably saved his Test career.
Despite the inauspicious start to his Test career, he has since revolutionised cricket thinking with his mastery of leg spin, which many cricket fans had regarded as a dying art. He has combined the ability to
Turn the ball prodigiously, even on unhelpful
Pitches , with unerring accuracy and a wide variation of deliveries (notably including the
Flipper ).
Many of his most spectacular performances have occurred in against them is a poor 47.18, compared with less than 31 against every other country.
Warne has been highly effective bowling in
One-day Cricket , something few other leg spin bowlers have managed. He also captained Australia on several occasions in
One-day International s, winning ten matches and losing only one. Warne had intended to retire from ODI cricket at the end of the 2003 World Cup, as it transpired, his last game for Australia was in January 2003. However he did appear for the
ICC World XI for the
Tsumani benefit match in 2005.
In March 2004, he became the second cricketer, after
Courtney Walsh of the
West Indies , to take 500 Test wickets. He broke the record for most
Career Wickets in Test cricket on
October 15 2004 during the Second Test against India at
Chennai , overtaking his great
Spin Bowling rival,
Muttiah Muralitharan of
Sri Lanka . (As both Warne and Muralitharan are still playing, the record may change hands again). On
11 August 2005 at
Old Trafford , in the Third
Ashes Test, he became the first bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets. In 2005, he also broke the record for the number of wickets in a calendar year, with 96 wickets.
He is also noted for his exuberant (and sometimes effective) lower-order
Batting , once famously being dismissed for 99 with a reckless shot when a Test century beckoned, on what was later shown to be a
No Ball . In fact, Warne has scored the most Test runs without having scored a century, with another score in the 90s. Warne is also a useful
Slip Fielder .
Despite nearly universal recognition of Warne's talents, his reputation with fans and cricket authorities is mixed, owing to a succession of intemperate actions in both his professional and his private life.
In
1998 , Warne was forced to admit that he had taken money to provide pitch and weather reports from a man later discovered to be operating with
Bookmaker s. While such an offence was trivial compared to those of players such as
Hansie Cronje and
Salim Malik See
Justice Qayyum's report for comments on Salim Malik who took money to throw matches, the extreme naïveté Warne displayed struck many observers as somewhat dubious.
In February
2003 , just prior to the start of the
2003 Cricket World Cup , Warne was sent home after a
Drugs Test during the one-day series in Australia earlier in the year returned a positive result for a banned
Diuretic .
In a
Public Relations blitz, Warne initially claimed that he took only one of what he called a "fluid tablet" – the
Prescription drug
Moduretic – on his mother's suggestion, in an attempt to improve his appearance. This justification was believable, as Warne has battled weight problems throughout his career. Warne claimed ignorance of the banned nature of the tablet he took, as well as much of the drug policy of the
Australian Cricket Board (despite extensive briefings on the matter in the past).
Charged with using "a prohibited method to enhance performance", Warne faced a two-year ban from cricket if found guilty. Considerable pressure was placed on the panel considering his case by
Dick Pound , head of the
World Anti-Doping Agency , who in comments described by the head of the
Australian Sports Drug Agency as "highly inappropriate", poured scorn on Warne's excuse and stated that Australian sport was well-known for accusing others for cheating but was considerably less enthusiastic about prosecuting its own. Pound's comments were however at least partly endorsed by sportspeople such as former
Olympic swimming champion
Kieren Perkins , who expressed concern that a lenient verdict would make a mockery of Australia's stand against drugs in sport.
In the end, the panel found Warne guilty of breaching the ACB's drug code, and imposed a one-year ban. It was further revealed, and confirmed by Warne in a subsequent television interview, that he had actually taken two of the pills. Warne's testimony, and that of his mother, was described by the panel as "vague and inconsistent". The panel decided against imposing the full two-year ban because the drug would have had no performance-enhancing effect, there was no evidence that Warne used the diuretic to mask steroid use, and medical opinion stated that steroids would not have enhanced Warne's recovery from a shoulder injury he had suffered several weeks earlier, or assisted his game in any case. A disappointed Warne initially considered appealing, but decided against it, as several people, including Pound, pointed out that the penalty could have been increased if an appeal was made.
During his suspension, he considered working for the
St Kilda Saints Australian Rules Football club as an assistant coach, before the
Australian Football League told the club that it would be inappropriate to have somebody suspended for a drug offence advising its players. He also received invitations to play in various celebrity "park cricket" teams, and the newly renamed
Cricket Australia reversed its decision on whether Warne, as a contracted player, should be allowed to play in such matches. He also became a
TV Commentator for
Channel 9 in Australia during this time.
Warne's private life has also suffered from scandals and been subjected to scrutiny by British
Tabloid newspapers. He came under criticism for
Text Messaging a woman whilst on tour in
South Africa , accused of sending lewd and harassing messages. However the woman,
Helen Cohen Alon , who made the claims was subsequently charged with
Extortion in her own country.
Further allegations of Warne having extra-marital affairs broke in
2005 as Australia began its tour of England in preparation for The Ashes. On
June 25 ,
2005 , Warne and his wife
Simone announced that they had decided to separate.
Warne's off-field indiscretions cost him various corporate endorsements and offers. On
July 13 ,
2005 , Australia's
Nine Network announced it would not renew Warne's commentating contract, worth around AUS$300,000 annually. Warne had previously been seen as a future member of the Nine cricket commentary team, and had done commentary work during his one-year ban from cricket in 2003.
Warne has had much negative media publicity due to his affairs. He has often been the subject of parodies and jokes and has even had a song written about his exploits; ''Horny Warnie'' by ''Horny Warnie & the Whites'', which received some airplay in Australia, as well as Warney put your wanger away, by
Kevin Bloody Wilson , availabe for download from his website
Sledging means the often rough exchange of words between batsmen and bowler. One prominent example is when South African batsman
Daryll Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him. "Looks like you spent it eating," Cullinan retorted. Warne then promptly dismissed the South African with a well executed flipper.
