Shane Warne

Born 13 September 1969, Shane Warne is widely regarded as one of the finest bowlers in the history of the game. Warne played his first Test match in 1992, and took over 1000 international wickets (in Tests and One-Day Internationals). A useful lower-order batsman, Warne also scored over 3000 Test runs. He played domestic cricket for his home state of Victoria, and English domestic cricket for Hampshire. In 2008 he captained the Rajasthan Royals to victory in the IPL. He officially retired from all formats in 2013 and began commentating for Foxtel. He died tragically and suddenly of a heart attack in March 2022.

Books by Shane Warne

No Spin

Shane Warne, Mark Nicholas

No Spin is the last word on Shane Warne’s extraordinary cricketing career and his life off the pitch.

Shane Warne's Century

Shane Warne

A collection of entertaining portraits of cricket stars by a modern-day sporting legend

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Shane Warne: five facts

Setting the record straight on an extraordinary life.

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Shane Warne – Playing the Game

‘…And my bat slipped and the bat hit the stumps and then I fell over and headbutted the stumps…’ Nothing is off limits in Shane Warne’s memoir NO SPIN. NO SPIN is out 1 October 2018: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/no-spin-9780143788195

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Shane Warne – Reflections

Regrets, mistakes and becoming the person he is… Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do. In NO SPIN, Shane sets the record straight. From his extraordinary cricketing career and life off the pitch – Shane tackles it all with his trademark directness and humour. NO SPIN is out 1 October 2018: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/no-spin-9780143788195

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Shane Warne – Picking Favourites

The one question that Shane struggled to answer? Vegemite versus Tim Tams. NO SPIN is out 1 October 2018: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/no-spin-9780143788195