Shane Warne

Shane Warne, for me, was simply the magician of cricket. Raised in suburban Victoria, he reinvented the art of leg spin, bamboozling the world's best batsmen with deliveries that seemed to defy physics. Bold, larger-than-life, and forever courting headlines off the field, he still possessed a ferocious competitive focus when it mattered most. There's a cruel poignancy in his death at just 52 in 2022, the same year he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. I miss that infectious grin. He transcended sport to become a genuine entertainer, and he has my deepest respect.

Name (English)

Shane Warne

Name (Japanese)

シェーン・ウォーン

Reading

しぇーん・うぉーん

Born

September 13, 1969 – March 4, 2022

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Height

183 cm

Occupation

cricketer / poker player / athlete

High school

Hampton High School, Melbourne

Awards & achievements

• 1994 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
• 2022 Officer of the Order of Australia

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shanewarne23/
• Xhttps://x.com/warne888
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane%20Warne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555240

Tags

• Victoria
• cricketer
• poker player
• athlete

Last updated

2026-06-11

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