Shane warne dead at 52

[phild]

Only found out on this forum. Two great Aussie cricketers gone within about 24 hrs. of each other. Neither of them any age, especially Shane Warne. RIP.

The ironic thing LB was that he only tweeted a couple hours before his own demise stating how sad he was that Marsh had passed

[Q165]

That is such a shock and very sad. A brilliant cricketer and quite a character. Thanks for the entertainment Shane

[Omegstrat6]

Although I used to watch cricket with my Dad and quite enjoyed watching the likes of Viv

[Omegstrat6]

Although I used to watch cricket with my Dad and quite enjoyed watching the likes of Viv Richards and Ian Botham I am not really a great fan of the game tbh but Shane Warne was impossible to ignore. An irrepressible personality and great bowler. Have just watched some of the clips of him on YouTube which reminded me of just how very good he was. No age to go.

[mickd1961]

Remember watching this with my live on tv with grandad, just open mouthed and was like who is this guy

Warner’s stats are amazing, but they don’t tell the story he took wickets in a team when all of the bowlers took wickets so he had less potential wickets to take, Murali and maybe one other bowler Vaas took all of the wickets which is why he accumulated so many

Sad day, and no age to pass away

Benaud, Bird those were the days mate absolute class, if you get a chance watch the doc on Prime it’s awesome

With the way I am on a personal level at the moment I’d find that a very hard watch BS, maybe a few months from now.

I’m finding the deaths of my icons a very emotional experience in recent times, ridiculous I know but it’s like losing a good friend in my headspace at present.

The only solace I can find in Shane’s death is the fact that there was no more to come, he’d bowled every great delivery he was ever going to bowl and they are on tape for all time.

Not like Jim Morrison dying at 27 or Jimmy Hendrix and to be left wondering what masterpiece would never get written and sung.

I feel unbelievably sad at this news, sad, sad, sad!

[kettering_baggie]

Yes, one of those players that can be termed as real class; the best spin bowler of all time. You mentioned in an earlier post, Mick, Muralitheran, or whatever his name is, he always had an illegal bowling action, in short, he was a ‘chucker’. The Sri Lankans, though, wouldn’t hear of any criticism of him though, didn’t they effectively use the race card when other countries labelled him as a chucker?

[Dubbag]

With the way I am on a personal level at the moment I’d find that a very hard watch BS, maybe a few months from now.

I’m finding the deaths of my icons a very emotional experience in recent times, ridiculous I know but it’s like losing a good friend in my headspace at present.

The only solace I can find in Shane’s death is the fact that there was no more to come, he’d bowled every great delivery he was ever going to bowl and they are on tape for all time.

Not like Jim Morrison dying at 27 or Jimmy Hendrix and to be left wondering what masterpiece would never get written and sung.

I feel unbelievably sad at this news, sad, sad, sad!

Get what you are saying there Mick....even recent footballers who have passed away....like the trio from leeds recently.....grew up with these guys ...listening to them on the radio commentary.......but the cricket broadcast of test match special.....will always be special place in my memory.....

[WBA1955]

Not a great cricket fan as you know, but Warnes bowling was awesome.
52 is no age.
Time passes us by, it doesn't seem long since he was playing.