Northern Red Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Kid in the Riot said: A great loss to the sport. It was terrifying watching him bowl against England. He was Imperial's overseas player in 1989, though he turned out for some Sunday XI games for Knowle CC too. I know someone that played for Knowle at the time, and apparently there was great surprise that within two years (1991) he made his Australia debut. That summer of '89 he was enjoying BBQ's and beer as much as his cricket, shall we say. He transcended cricket, was one of the biggest names in sport for a time, and will be mourned for a long time down under, I'm sure. He's since said that the main thing he learnt at Imperial was how to drink properly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Gutted to hear this. Wonderful cricketer,and a wonderful fun character and pundit. RIP Shane Warne, sport is going to miss you fella. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Apologies on changing the subject a little here but I can’t help but comment… There are some morons on social media saying “another victim of the vaccine” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Lew-T said: Apologies on changing the subject a little here but I can’t help but comment… There are some morons on social media saying “another victim of the vaccine” I think knowing Warney, there’ll have been a few things more likely to have got to him than the vaccine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Terrible news, a complete shock. The finest leg spinner ever, IMO. RIP Warney - it was a pleasure to see you play. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I’m genuinely gutted to hear of Warne’s death. I grew up watching him on TV and at live Tests in England and Australia. Icon, legend — call it what you will, and to think it all started in Knowle back in ‘89 when he came over from Melbourne as a batsman who bowled a bit. RIP, Shane. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 That’s really sad news and has come as a shock. What a bowler he was. RIP Shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 2005 Ashes for me was the greatest series I have seen but Warne was sensational in a losing Aussie team yet I remember the headlines saying Warne had dropped the Ashes after dropping KP before lunch but it was down to him that they were ever in that series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: A great loss to the sport. It was terrifying watching him bowl against England. He was Imperial's overseas player in 1989, though he turned out for some Sunday XI games for Knowle CC too. I know someone that played for Knowle at the time, and apparently there was great surprise that within two years (1991) he made his Australia debut. That summer of '89 he was enjoying BBQ's and beer as much as his cricket, shall we say. He transcended cricket, was one of the biggest names in sport for a time, and will be mourned for a long time down under, I'm sure. Heard some stories of his time at imperial. Loved the beer and ladies That’s Warney though, how could you not like him? Simply world class on the field and a champion of a bloke off it. I’m absolutely gutted, and I will miss him in the Sky comms box. 52 ffs Edited March 4, 2022 by Lew-T 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Super said: 2005 Ashes for me was the greatest series I have seen but Warne was sensational in a losing Aussie team yet I remember the headlines saying Warne had dropped the Ashes after dropping KP before lunch but it was down to him that they were ever in that series. Yeah, 40 wickets in the series which pretty much singlehandedly kept them in it when some of the other greats in that team were starting to fade. The ball he bowled to get Strauss at Edgbaston was almost up there with the 'ball of the century'. Edited March 4, 2022 by Northern Red 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 If you haven't heard it before, a comic retelling of Ball of the Century, by The Duckworth Lewis Method. A band fronted by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. The whole album is worth a listen too, all about cricket, and good fun. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 There is a very good programme on Amazon called Shane for anyone that hasn't watched it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, Lew-T said: Heard some stories of his time at imperial. Loved the beer and ladies That’s Warney though, how could you not like him? Simply world class on the field and a champion of a bloke off it. I’m absolutely gutted, and I will miss him in the Sky comms box. 52 ffs He got introduced to Blackthorn down the Imperial and Miss Millie’s at Broad Walk, when his Dad picked him up from the airport on his return from the summer over here he was 3 stone heavier than when he left!!! A sad, sad day, crickets greatest ever player who did more than anyone else for the sport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Genuinely shocked at this news. Always dreaded Ashes tests when he was playing. Usually he was unplayable, and certainly had the Indian Sign over the England Team. A great sportsman and character. R.I.P. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Shocking news, genuinely taken aback by this in the same way as I was when Maradona died. The sport has lost a true legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 The greatest bowler and entertainer I`ve had the pleasure of seeing in my lifetime. When he got the ball you genuinely had no idea what to expect. Along with the sad news about Rod Marsh, another one of my heroes growing up it truly is a black day for Australian cricket and the sport in general. RIP Rod and Shane. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claverham_Red Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Truly devastating news. RIP Shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I’d recommend Gideon Haigh’s biography ‘On Warne’ for anyone that’s hasn’t read it. Probably the best sporting biography I’ve read. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 As an Englishman you were supposed to hate him, and in the heat of an Ashes test maybe we did. But away from the crease how could you hate that guy? A living genius, but a paradox as well. I never met him, but a mate just told me a short story of his encounter with him: "We played the Brabazon a few years back and he and Ricky Ponting were teeing off before us. He was a sound bloke tbf and was chatting on the putting green when Ponting didn’t want to know. They tee’d off, he couldn’t find his ball and Ponting sent him all the way back in the buggy to take another tee shot, we had to clear the tee box and let him have another go as he was slating Ponting! On this basis, we were basically best mates. Sad " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 RIP Shane Warne- much too soon, yeah seemed a sound guy if a fierce competitor. Can't have been that old- 52, not that much of an age. Was always a thrilling bowler and big character- not bad with the bat at times. Cricket has lost a real legend and character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazelboy Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: A great loss to the sport. It was terrifying watching him bowl against England. He was Imperial's overseas player in 1989, though he turned out for some Sunday XI games for Knowle CC too. I know someone that played for Knowle at the time, and apparently there was great surprise that within two years (1991) he made his Australia debut. That summer of '89 he was enjoying BBQ's and beer as much as his cricket, shall we say. He transcended cricket, was one of the biggest names in sport for a time, and will be mourned for a long time down under, I'm sure. He was still in touch with several members at Knowle CC, to the extent of flying back during a test match he was commentating on, to attend the funeral of an old captain. Would always swing by when Hampshire were playing glos or England games he was commentating on, giving several of the younger lads nights out they won’t forget! A true cricket legend but an even better bloke. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 One of those players you feel privileged to have seen play live, I was at Lords when he bowled the bouncer at KP, I just remember the reaction and laughter in the crowd. A true great on and off the field, one of those commentators you could just listen to and his masterclasses were great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Stunned re the news today. My thoughts then turned to watching the 2005 Ashes Tests on Channel 4. You would hear the Batmy Army 'sledging' him when bowling. Shane would then be sent to somewhere near the boundary only to receive a rapturous welcome followed by chants which he lapped up. A Hero and villain at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, Norn Iron said: Stunned re the news today. My thoughts then turned to watching the 2005 Ashes Tests on Channel 4. You would hear the Batmy Army 'sledging' him when bowling. Shane would then be sent to somewhere near the boundary only to receive a rapturous welcome followed by chants which he lapped up. A Hero and villain at the same time. And that was the whole point about the way we (England) treated the legendary Shane Warne, the archetypal pantomime villain. I remember his dismissal of Mike Gatting very well: I had just come home and sat down with my father to watch a bit of cricket and have a casual sort of father/son chat. Neither of us was paying particular attention to the cricket, but then there was that bowl, and Wow. We were both speechless, and in awe of this new, unknown bowler - I was later to find out that I had seen him some years previously playing at Downend Cricket Club, although I really can’t remember him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted March 5, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 R5 reporting that Australia is giving him a state funeral….. that’s some accolade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 53 minutes ago, Maesknoll Red said: R5 reporting that Australia is giving him a state funeral….. that’s some accolade. Very rare. I think they offered it when Richie passed away but was declined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutstandingMixer Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 49 minutes ago, TomF said: Trying to think who, cricket wise, we could compare him to here in terms of statue. Botham maybe? Grace? Don Bradman, Viv Richards, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar seem like the obvious ones to me. I reckon most non cricket fans would name them the most alongside Shane Warne of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutstandingMixer Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, TomF said: Sorry I meant English player who would be mourned to the point of being offering a state funeral. Not sure any English player would be mourned enough get a state funeral really. I think they’re usually just reserved for monarchs in the UK anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northsomersetred Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Gotta laugh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 35 minutes ago, northsomersetred said: Gotta laugh It was a front loader obviously.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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