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weecounty hibby
04-03-2022, 01:17 PM
Died of a suspected heart attack. Tragic, an absolute legend of cricket. Only 52. Following another Aussie legend in Rod Marsh
JeMeSouviens
04-03-2022, 01:20 PM
Shane Warne has been found dead, suspected heart attack. He was only 52 (same age as me). I guess he packed a hell of a lot into a short life though.
Surely the greatest leg spinner of all time?
RIP.
Just hearing Shane Warne as died of a suspected heart attack aged 52!
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Pretty Boy
04-03-2022, 01:29 PM
One of those iconic sportsmen.
The bleach blonde hair and zinc sunscreen was instantly recognisable.
RIP.
Sir David Gray
04-03-2022, 01:29 PM
Not a huge cricket fan but I think a lot of non-cricket fans will know him and this news has shocked me.
Suspected heart attack.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60622426
Callum_62
04-03-2022, 01:30 PM
52 is no age at all
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52 is no age at all
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I know. I’m 52 [emoji15]
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Sean1875
04-03-2022, 01:32 PM
Im not a fan of cricket at all but even I could appreciate the genius he was at the sport. I lived in Australia for a couple of years and he was rightfully considered god-like over there. A very sad loss for sport, only 52 is awful.
Sir David Gray
04-03-2022, 01:32 PM
Just posted another thread as could have sworn this thread didn't appear 5 minutes ago!
I'm not the biggest cricket fan but I think a lot of non-cricket fans will be familiar with his name - very shocking news.
Jim44
04-03-2022, 01:32 PM
Sad and shocking news. RIP Shane.
HoboHarry
04-03-2022, 01:33 PM
Awful news, fellow Australian cricketer Rodney Marsh gone too, both of heart attacks....
patch1875
04-03-2022, 01:36 PM
Awful news, fellow Australian cricketer Rodney Marsh gone too, both of heart attacks....
He had not long posted a tribute to him.
Sad news
Big cricket fan.
Great player.
Awful news.
Just posted another thread as could have sworn this thread didn't appear 5 minutes ago!
I'm not the biggest cricket fan but I think a lot of non-cricket fans will be familiar with his name - very shocking news.
Think a few of us posted a new thread at same time!
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DaveF
04-03-2022, 01:39 PM
That Mike Gatting ball will go down as the best delivery in cricket.
Unreal news.
cant believe this one............ RIP Warnie!
Remember the first time I ever enjoyed watching cricket was in the 90's and West Indies played Australia in a test in the West Indies - I am pretty sure the West Indies won the test but I remember Warne, McGrath and Jason Gillespie bowling for Australia more. Might have actually been Brian Lara who dragged the windies over the line
One of the greatest bowlers of all time.
Hibernia&Alba
04-03-2022, 02:00 PM
Gutted. Without doubt the greatest spin bowler to ever play cricket; a supreme talent. Just 52 - tragic news.
Since452
04-03-2022, 02:20 PM
Not a fan of cricket at all but thats a huge shock. 52? Jeez.
inglisavhibs
04-03-2022, 02:35 PM
Gutted. Without doubt the greatest spin bowler to ever play cricket; a supreme talent. Just 52 - tragic news.
Yip, he won test matches almost all on his own. One of the greats and will be sadly missed.
H113EE5
04-03-2022, 03:14 PM
That Mike Gatting ball will go down as the best delivery in cricket.
Unreal news.
Memorable piece of sorting action. After Pat Stanton and Mark Cavendish, he’s up there as my favourite sportsman. RIP
lord bunberry
04-03-2022, 03:15 PM
Totally shocked to hear this, he looked in great shape whenever I saw him. He was one of those guys that transcended his sport, I could’ve listened to him talking about cricket for hours. Absolute genius of a player and a great character to boot.
RIP
Legend.
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marinello59
04-03-2022, 03:28 PM
Genuinely shocking news, the greatest spin bowler of all time.
HUTCHYHIBBY
04-03-2022, 03:39 PM
Ffs! That's a shocker! 😓
He had not long posted a tribute to him.
Sad news
Just notice that too.
https://twitter.com/ShaneWarne/status/1499563703083044865?t=IEMr99G1mkqNu34YgAZRYA&s=19
Stevie Reid
04-03-2022, 04:33 PM
Cricket held no interest for me at all (still not a huge fan of it) until I was forced to watch it when the 2005 Ashes was on when I managed a boozer at the time. I couldn’t believe how absorbing it was.
Shocked at this news, a man of unbelievable talent.
May21/05/16
04-03-2022, 05:27 PM
52 is no age at all
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heretoday
04-03-2022, 06:58 PM
Great bowler but a big personality too which cricket badly needs now.
weecounty hibby
04-03-2022, 07:04 PM
Have watched a few things today about him. Some great stories
Andrew Strauss was telling one about an ashes test where Warne had just come in to bat. 1st ball from Ashley Giles and Warne goes forward and it hits the pad. Strauss shouts "you've got him Ash, he's struggling against you". Warne says "the only one struggling here is you" eyeballs Strauss and says "talk to me like that again and I'll hit the next ball for six" Strauss takes up the challenge and shouts again " you've got him Ash, he's struggling against you" Giles bowls and Warne hits it over mid wicket for six!! Total legend and a fabulous all round cricketer
HoboHarry
04-03-2022, 07:09 PM
That Mike Gatting ball will go down as the best delivery in cricket.
Unreal news.
The ball to Andrew Strauss wasn't too shabby either. The WTF look on Strauss's face was a picture....
Mibbes Aye
04-03-2022, 08:50 PM
Like many I'm sure, I was dumbfounded when I first saw the news.
The Australian tean were not long back in the hotel after the first day of their long-awaited Test tour in Pakistan when they got the news. Pat Cummins, Australia's current skipper, made what must have been an emotional and challenging statement in such circumstances.
"...Warnie was an all-time great, a once-in-a-century type of cricketer.
His record will live on for ever. We all grew up watching Warnie, idolising him, we all had posters on our wall, had his earrings. We loved so much his showmanship, his charisma, his tactics. He just willed himself and his team to win games for Australia. Above all else, his incredible skill as a leg-spinner.
The loss we’re all trying to wrap our heads around is huge. The game was never the same after Warnie emerged and the game will never be the same after his passing.
Rest in peace, King..."
Baader
04-03-2022, 09:50 PM
Legend. Just one of the greatest and the greatest spin bowler ever. Really sad.
davy67 +
04-03-2022, 10:19 PM
Whilst driving home tonight , the radio mentioned the death of an Australian cricket legend , I was expecting a piece on Rod Marsh, when Shane Warne's name came up I thought I'd miss heard at first. I'm truly shocked about this. The word legend gets bandied about to often but Shane Warne was a true legend of not jus cricket but sport , he transcend the cricket to become an icon . R.I.P.
Radium
04-03-2022, 10:19 PM
Really special cricketer who along with McGrath destroyed teams as part of one of the iconic Australian sides.
The last 30 years has had some special bowlers, Warne was a big personality, loved his sport and brought you along with him. Probably great fun on a night out. And definitely one of the greatest.
(personally think Murali is the best spinner to play the game)
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Stonewall
04-03-2022, 11:13 PM
Just heard this and I’m shocked.
I loved to watch Warne bowl. The way he would work batsmen over and the judicious use of sledging, often hilarious. A very capable lower middle order batsmen and terrific close fielder.
He was such an intelligent cricketer and a great character. You could imagine he’d be great company over a few beers.
One of the few cricketers who non cricket fans knew. He will be sadly missed. RIP.
He's here!
05-03-2022, 02:31 PM
Just heard this and I’m shocked.
I loved to watch Warne bowl. The way he would work batsmen over and the judicious use of sledging, often hilarious. A very capable lower middle order batsmen and terrific close fielder.
He was such an intelligent cricketer and a great character. You could imagine he’d be great company over a few beers.
One of the few cricketers who non cricket fans knew. He will be sadly missed. RIP.
One of the great characters of world sport, not just cricket.
Not sure if he kept himself in great health (Michael Vaughan's tribute to him mentions him 'sticking to his usual lasagne sandwiches slathered with butter' for Christmas dinner). But then a lot of that generation of sportsmen were less focused on clean living. One of the Rod Marsh obituaries mentions him breaking the record for cans of beer drunk (44) on the flight from Australia to England for an Ashes series. Prior to boarding he'd apparently sunk a couple of bottles of Bacardi at the airport.
DaveF
05-03-2022, 06:53 PM
Warne told a story when he was travelling to England for his 1st ashes tour and sitting beside Merv Hughes. He asked Merv what was so special about England and the ashes.
4 things said Merv.
1. We don't have to fly everywhere. Just hop on buses, have a few beers, play the guitar.
2. We are sponsored by a beer company.
3. We still have rest days in test cricket.
4. England are crap 😁
Just watched his memorial service.
What a guy, no one is guaranteed tomorrow.
Live the dream.
JimBHibees
31-03-2022, 02:41 PM
One of the great characters of world sport, not just cricket.
Not sure if he kept himself in great health (Michael Vaughan's tribute to him mentions him 'sticking to his usual lasagne sandwiches slathered with butter' for Christmas dinner). But then a lot of that generation of sportsmen were less focused on clean living. One of the Rod Marsh obituaries mentions him breaking the record for cans of beer drunk (44) on the flight from Australia to England for an Ashes series. Prior to boarding he'd apparently sunk a couple of bottles of Bacardi at the airport.
Think David Boon drunk 52 cans in a later flight to England. :greengrin
Mibbes Aye
31-03-2022, 06:51 PM
Think David Boon drunk 52 cans in a later flight to England. :greengrin
That was the 1989 tour. I had heard that the total for the 1993 tour was the collective record. Almost predictably, they smashed England to pieces on that trip, including Warne’s ‘ball of the century’ to Gatting.
I watched some of the memorial programme for Shane Warne last night and it looked quite a show. I saw the bit where his children all took turns to stand in front of the big audience, there and on television, and talk very openly about how great a dad he had been and how they missed him so much. Very powerful and moving stuff, hard to watch but impossible not to listen to them.
JimBHibees
04-04-2022, 01:56 PM
That was the 1989 tour. I had heard that the total for the 1993 tour was the collective record. Almost predictably, they smashed England to pieces on that trip, including Warne’s ‘ball of the century’ to Gatting.
I watched some of the memorial programme for Shane Warne last night and it looked quite a show. I saw the bit where his children all took turns to stand in front of the big audience, there and on television, and talk very openly about how great a dad he had been and how they missed him so much. Very powerful and moving stuff, hard to watch but impossible not to listen to them.
Saw bits of it was very moving watching his kids speak.
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