Australia's Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, has died at the age of 52. AP
Australia's Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, has died at the age of 52. AP
Australia's Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, has died at the age of 52. AP
Australia's Shane Warne, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, has died at the age of 52. AP

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Genius of Shane Warne: Key statistics from the leg-spinner’s incredible career

Australian bowler has died at the age of 52

The National

March 04, 2022

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Former Australia spinner Shane Warne has died aged 52, his management company has confirmed.

Warne ranks second behind only fellow spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in the all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers.

Here are the key statistics from his illustrious career.

708

Australian bowler Shane Warne celebrates bowling England's Alec Stewart at Old Trafford in 1997. PA
Australian bowler Shane Warne celebrates bowling England's Alec Stewart at Old Trafford in 1997. PA

Wickets for Warne in his 145 Tests, behind Sri Lanka star Muralitharan’s 800 but well ahead of third-placed England seamer James Anderson (640).

1,001

Warne took another 293 wickets in one-day internationals to crack four figures for Australia in all formats – again only behind Muralitharan in the international record books.

99

Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, captain Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne grip the replica urn after Australia regained the Ashes with a 206-run win in Perth. AFP
Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, captain Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne grip the replica urn after Australia regained the Ashes with a 206-run win in Perth. AFP

Warne’s best Test score as a batter – he has the most Test runs of any batsman not to make a century.

8-71

Australia's Shane Warne, pictured in 1997, has died at the age of 52. PA
Australia's Shane Warne, pictured in 1997, has died at the age of 52. PA

His career-best figures across all first-class and limited-overs cricket, in a 1994 Test against England in Brisbane.

195

Shane Warne bowls to England's Kevin Pietersen during the fifth Ashes Test at the Oval in London in 2005. AFP
Shane Warne bowls to England's Kevin Pietersen during the fifth Ashes Test at the Oval in London in 2005. AFP

Ashes wickets, the most in the competition’s history and 38 more than second-placed Glenn McGrath.

96

Warne’s Test wicket tally in 2005, including 40 in a memorable Ashes series, remains a record for a player in a single calendar year. Muralitharan is closest behind him with 90 in 2006.

1994

Year Warne took a Test hat-trick, removing England tail-enders Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm in successive balls. It is one of only 46 hat-tricks in Test history.

450,000

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne in action in 2011. AFP
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne in action in 2011. AFP

Warne’s price in the inaugural Indian Premier League auction, where he was bought by Rajasthan Royals. He spent four seasons there as both captain and coach and led them to victory in the first season of the competition.

Shane Warne in pictures

  • Australian cricketer Shane Warne has died. He was 52. Getty Images
    Australian cricketer Shane Warne has died. He was 52. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne working as a TV pundit during a test match between Australia and Pakistan at The Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, in 2019. Getty Images
    Shane Warne working as a TV pundit during a test match between Australia and Pakistan at The Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, in 2019. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley before Shane Warne's Australia took on Michael Vaughan's England in a T20 match at Cirencester Cricket Club in 2013. Getty Images
    Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley before Shane Warne's Australia took on Michael Vaughan's England in a T20 match at Cirencester Cricket Club in 2013. Getty Images
  • Australia's Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne celebrate with the Ashes trophy in 2007. Action Images
    Australia's Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne celebrate with the Ashes trophy in 2007. Action Images
  • Australian captain Steve Waugh and vice captain Shane Warne during a ticker-tape parade through Melbourne, in celebration of the Australian cricket team's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Cricket World Cup Final. Getty Images
    Australian captain Steve Waugh and vice captain Shane Warne during a ticker-tape parade through Melbourne, in celebration of the Australian cricket team's victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Cricket World Cup Final. Getty Images
  • Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne of Australia after victory over Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup Final at Lord's in London in 1999. Getty Images
    Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne of Australia after victory over Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup Final at Lord's in London in 1999. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne celebrates a Pakistan wicket in the Cricket World Cup Final at Lord's in London in 1999. Getty Images
    Shane Warne celebrates a Pakistan wicket in the Cricket World Cup Final at Lord's in London in 1999. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne celebrates by dancing with a stump on the dressing room balcony after victory over England in the Fifth Ashes test match at Trent Bridge in 1997. Getty Images
    Shane Warne celebrates by dancing with a stump on the dressing room balcony after victory over England in the Fifth Ashes test match at Trent Bridge in 1997. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne bowls to Graham Thorpe of England during the third test at Old Trafford in Manchester in 1997. Getty Images
    Shane Warne bowls to Graham Thorpe of England during the third test at Old Trafford in Manchester in 1997. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne and Brian Lara of the West Indies in Australia in 1995. Getty Images
    Shane Warne and Brian Lara of the West Indies in Australia in 1995. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne after recording a career best 8 for 71 in the first Ashes test against England at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Woolloongabba, in 1994. Getty Images
    Shane Warne after recording a career best 8 for 71 in the first Ashes test against England at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Woolloongabba, in 1994. Getty Images
  • Warne in action against Somerset in 1993. Getty Images
    Warne in action against Somerset in 1993. Getty Images
  • Shane Warne in 1990. Getty Images
    Shane Warne in 1990. Getty Images

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