Shane Keith Warne AO (1969 - 2022)

Born 13 Sep 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Died 4 Mar 2022 at age 52 in Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand

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Biography

Shane Warne AO was born in Victoria, Australia

Shane Warne AO is Notable.

Shane Warne AO was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia.

Australian Cricketer, leg spinner, and considered one of the greatest bowlers in history. In 2005, he was the first bowler to take more than 600 Test wickets. He was voted as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century ^[1]

Some awards he received include the Australian Sports Medal, the Centenary Medal, and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2012

Shane played International Test Cricket from 1992, retiring in 2007. During his career, he also played for the Victorian Bushrangers cricket team (now known as simply Victoria cricket team), the Hampshire County Cricket Club, the Rajasthan Royals, and Melbourne Stars.

Shane was born in 1969 at Upper Ferntree Gully, near Melbourne, Victoria. His parents were Keith Warne and Bridgette. He was married to Simone Callahan, prior to their divorce in 2005, and he has three children.

He died suddenly in 2022, at the age of 52 of a suspected heart attack.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wisden Cricketers of the Century," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Century&oldid=1055615881 (accessed March 4, 2022).

• Wikipedia contributors, "Shane Warne," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane_Warne&oldid=1075284789 (accessed March 4, 2022).

• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, "Australian National Flag to fly at Half-Mast Wednesday 30 March 2022 State Memorial Service Mr Shane Keith Warne (1969 – 2022)," Commonwealth Flag Network (emailing list), March 24, 2022, https://commonwealthflagnetwork.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/r/9AF6377988949FDD2540EF23F30FEDED/FFE411EDC63751D7D369F5A7EF6A936F (accessed March 29, 2022).

• Australian Cricket Hall of Fame first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2022 at: https://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/cricket/australian-cricket-hall-of-fame

• Shane Warne Australia | Bowler from the ESPNCRICINFO website. first accessed online on the 30th of May, 2022 at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shane-warne-8166

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/237232154/shane-keith-warne: accessed 30 May 2022), memorial page for Shane Keith “Warnie” Warne (13 Sep 1969–4 Mar 2022), Find A Grave: Memorial #237232154, citing Sorrento Cemetery, Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Find a Grave.