Shane Warne
Australia cricket starts to break all-white mould
Mar 11, 2013 04:01 EDT
As Australian cricket struggles to recapture former glories, the sport's chiefs are painfully aware of the need to widen the net to reflect the country's burgeoning cultural diversity.
Prior wants England to 'bully' Australia
Feb 13, 2013 08:08 EST
England wicketkeeper Matt Prior believes Alastair Cook's men are ready to "bully" old rivals Australia in this year's back-to-back Ashes series.
Australia football codes in doping scandal
Feb 10, 2013 02:05 EST
Australian Rules football has admitted involvement in a nationwide sports doping scandal, saying two clubs and a number of individual players had been implicated.
Australia battles sports doping fallout
Feb 08, 2013 05:05 EST
Doping agencies urged Australian cheats to come clean Friday as concern mounted that everyone has been tarred with the same brush after a probe pointed to widespread drug use in professional sport.
IPL team fined for foreign exchange breaches
Feb 04, 2013 13:41 EST
Owners of Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals were on Monday slapped with a fine of one billion rupees ($18.8 million) for alleged foreign exchange violations, officials said.
Australia defend rotation after Warne attack
Feb 04, 2013 05:14 EST
Australian cricket chiefs on Monday backed chief selector John Inverarity after stinging criticism from Test great Shane Warne and other ex-players over the controversial rotation policy.
Warne slams Australia rotation policy
Feb 03, 2013 22:46 EST
Test great Shane Warne criticised Australia's contentious use of the player rotation policy and called for changes to the one-day and Twenty20 formats.
Angry Warne calls for new Australia coach
Jan 30, 2013 06:11 EST
Test great Shane Warne on Wednesday called on Australia coach Mickey Arthur to be replaced by former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming days after branding the nation's cricket chiefs "muppets".
Warne brands Australia cricket chiefs 'muppets'
Jan 28, 2013 22:13 EST
Shane Warne has branded Cricket Australia "muppets" and called its policy of rotating players "absolute rubbish" following Australia's T20 series defeat by Sri Lanka.
Shane Warne slapped with new conduct fine
Jan 20, 2013 21:50 EST
Australian veteran Shane Warne was on Monday fined Aus$5,000 (US$5,250) for a code of behaviour breach in the domestic Big Bash League, his second penalty this month, cricket officials said.
Warne faces new ban
Jan 16, 2013 18:50 EST
Australian veteran Shane Warne is facing a new ban for an alleged breach of the spirit of the game in a domestic Twenty20 match, Cricket Australia said Thursday.
Sarwan back from Windies exile for Australia tour
Jan 16, 2013 12:32 EST
Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the upcoming limited overs tour of Australia while Marlon Samuels was left out due to an eye injury sustained in the Big Bash league.
'Passionate' Warne sorry for T20 bust-up
Jan 08, 2013 10:59 EST
Australian bowling great Shane Warne apologised Tuesday for the foul-mouthed Twenty20 confrontation that earned him a ban and a fine, and said he hoped he had not tarnished his legacy in the sport.
Warne's week gets worse with speeding fine
Jan 08, 2013 10:48 EST
Fresh from his ban for an ugly spat with Marlon Samuels during an Australian Twenty20 match, cricket great Shane Warne found himself in trouble on the other side of the world Tuesday with a speeding fine.
Hales replaces Samuels at Renegades
Jan 08, 2013 02:30 EST
England batsman Alex Hales was rushed into Australia's Melbourne Renegades team Tuesday to replace injured West Indian Marlon Samuels, who has a suspected fracture of the eye socket.
England's Hales replaces Samuels at Renegades
Jan 08, 2013 02:09 EST
England batsman Alex Hales was rushed into Australia's Melbourne Renegades team Tuesday to replace injured West Indian Marlon Samuels, who has a suspected fracture of the eye socket.
Warne banned, fined after ugly T20 bust-up
Jan 07, 2013 02:10 EST
Australian star Shane Warne admitted on Monday he went too far after being banned for one match and fined Aus$4,500 (US$4,700) for an ugly, foul-mouthed clash with West Indian Marlon Samuels.
Warne banned, fined after ugly T20 bust-up
Jan 06, 2013 21:34 EST
Australian star Shane Warne was banned for one match and fined Aus$4,500 (US$4,700) Monday after an ugly, foul-mouthed clash with West Indian Marlon Samuels during a Twenty20 match in Melbourne.
Warne, Samuels charged after ugly T20 bust-up
Jan 06, 2013 18:32 EST
Australian star Shane Warne and West Indian international Marlon Samuels were Monday charged with misconduct after an ugly, foul-mouthed clash during a Twenty20 match in Melbourne.
Warne, Samuels in ugly T20 bust-up
Jan 06, 2013 11:51 EST
Australian star Shane Warne and West Indian international Marlon Samuels were involved in an ugly, foul-mouthed clash on Sunday when a Twenty20 match boiled over in front of a record crowd.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Keith Warne | |||
| Born | 13 September 1969 Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Nickname | Warney, Warnie, Hollywood | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg spinner | |||
| Role | Leg spin bowler, Lower order batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Australia | |||
| Test debut (cap 350) | 2 January 1992 v India | |||
| Last Test | 2 January 2007 v England | |||
| ODI debut (cap 110) | 24 March 1993 v New Zealand | |||
| Last ODI | 10 January 2005 World XI v Asia XI | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 23 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1990/91–2006/07 | Victoria (squad no. 23) | |||
| 2000–2007 | Hampshire (squad no. 23) | |||
| 2008-present | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 23) | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | ODIs | FC | LA |
| Matches | 145 | 194 | 301 | 311 |
| Runs scored | 3,154 | 1,018 | 6,919 | 1,879 |
| Batting average | 17.32 | 13.05 | 19.43 | 11.81 |
| 100s/50s | 0/12 | 0/1 | 2/26 | 0/1 |
| Top score | 99 | 55 | 107* | 55 |
| Balls bowled | 40,704 | 10,642 | 74,830 | 16,419 |
| Wickets | 708 | 293 | 1,319 | 473 |
| Bowling average | 25.41 | 25.73 | 26.11 | 24.61 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 37 | 1 | 69 | 3 |
| 10 wickets in match | 10 | n/a | 12 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 8/71 | 5/33 | 8/71 | 6/42 |
| Catches/stumpings | 125/– | 80/– | 264/– | 126/– |
| Source: cricketarchive.com, 29 March 2008 | ||||
