Shane Warne had 8-memorable moments in his career as a leg spinner.

Shane Warne had 8-memorable moments in his career as a leg spinner.

Shane Warne, who kicked the bucket Friday at the age of 52, had eight exceptional minutes in his career, as reported by the Australian Related Press:

COLOMBO MAKES A RETURN IN 1992

Prior to Mike Gatting’s “Ball of the Century,” there was a wonder in Colombo that cemented Warne’s put on the worldwide organize. Sri Lanka were cruising at 127-2 when Australia’s spinners came on, chasing 181 for win. Australia won the coordinate much appreciated to Greg Matthews’ 4-37 and Warne’s 3-0 in his last 13 conveyances. Earlier to that stretch, Warne had lifetime figures of 1-335 within the moment innings of his third test coordinate. Warne never looked back after that.

When the majority of cricket fans understood how much talent had emerged. After missing the first test of the series, Warne bowled Australia to victory against the West Indies in the second innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, taking 7-52. The victory also marks Warne’s maiden match at his favourite MCG, where he would go on to capture 56 test wickets.

THE GATTING BALL

Warne was the perfect entertainer, and he seem have composed it himself. Warne slid the ball over right-handed Mike Gatting’s bat, had it drop, pitch exterior leg, turn sufficient to defeat the bat, and clip the best of off-stump with his to begin with conveyance in a test coordinate in Britain. Gatting’s perplexed expression said it all.

1994-95, THE HAT-TRICK

see also: Shane Warne’s “Ball of the Century” in Mike Gatting’s Memory

Warne claimed his legendary hat-trick at the MCG, removing Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough, and Devon Malcolm with three consecutive deliveries, a month after devastating England again with figures of 8-71 in the first test at the Gabba in Brisbane. Warne took 27 wickets in the series.

HEROES OF THE 1999 WORLD CUP

Warne was back at it three years after helping Australia reach the 1996 final by orchestrating a comeback. After South Africa had taken control at 48-0 in pursuit of 214, he took 3-3 from his first three overs in the semifinal, before battling back late to end 4-29 in the memorable tie. In the final, he was named man-of-the-match after taking 4-33 against Pakistan to help Australia win by a large margin.

2002, PAKISTAN

An example of Warne’s dominance that is sometimes overlooked. Warne got 27 wickets at an average of 12.66 in one of the most lopsided series in history. He grabbed nearly half of the wickets available to him in the series and helped Australia win a test in Sharjah in under two days.

2005, ONE-MAN BAND

Warne’s only Ashes series defeat should have been a sad point in his career, but with Glenn McGrath out due to injury, the experienced leg spinner stepped up to spearhead the bowling attack. For the series, he took 40 wickets at an average of 19.92, the most by an Australian in a five-match Ashes series.

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WICKET 700, 2006-07.

With Australia 3-0 up in the Ashes and himself on 699 wickets ahead of the MCG Boxing Day test, Warne announced his retirement at the conclusion of the summer. Warne bowled Andrew Strauss to become the first bowler to record 700 test wickets before assisting Australia in completing only the second 5-0 Ashes sweep in history. In his goodbye to the Sydney Cricket Ground, he also passed 1,000 international wickets in all forms of the game.

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