So this was mentioned in the "Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread" thread...
Shane Warne, dead at 52, far too young...
For those outside of North America and Japan, he was the world's greatest ever pitcher in a sport (cricket) played by more people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60622426
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/60596783
This is the guy, who redefined bowling and made spin cool. He also was a bad boy boy off the oval, with lots of personal issues. Shane Warne was able to transcend the sport of cricket.
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Re: Shane Warne
I know almost nothing about cricket, but he is the only cricketer I would be able to name offhand.
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Me too! I would have guessed he was English, but I knew the name.blundercrush wrote: ↑Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:51 pm I know almost nothing about cricket, but he is the only cricketer I would be able to name offhand.
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Yup.blundercrush wrote: ↑Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:51 pm I know almost nothing about cricket, but he is the only cricketer I would be able to name offhand.
Hell, I thought he was still playing.
(And English.)
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Cold comfort, but he died in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
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Final tweet was paying tribute to another Australian cricketer who died today
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