(Reuters) – Family, sportspeople and entertainers bid farewell to Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne at a private funeral held at his hometown in Melbourne on Sunday.
Warne, one of many most interesting bowlers of all time whose expertise and character transcended cricket, died about two weeks in the past on the age of 52 whereas on vacation on the Thai resort island of Koh Samui. Thai authorities stated an post-mortem confirmed his demise was from pure causes and Warne’s household later accepted the findings.
About 80 individuals attended the service together with retired Australian Test captains Mark Taylor, Allan Border and Michael Clarke, whereas former England skipper Michael Vaughan was additionally current.
Warne’s long-time teammates Mark Waugh and Ian Healy have been additionally in attendance, together with bowling greats Merv Hughes and Glenn McGrath.
Guests have been requested to put on St Kilda scarves and a pair of them have been draped throughout Warne’s coffin because it was pushed across the oval of St Kilda Football Club to well-liked songs together with the Seventies Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes hit ‘The Time of My Life’, the Australian Associated Press reported.
“To Warnie,” Warne’s shut good friend Eddie McGuire declared in his speech, in accordance with AAP. “He was merely the most effective.”
Warne is arguably probably the most well-known and influential cricketer since Don Bradman, and is extensively credited with revitalising the artwork of leg spin bowling after an period dominated by quick bowlers.
He was the primary participant to take 700 wickets, though his report was finally surpassed by Muttiah Muralitharan. Warne additionally grew to become the primary participant in over 90 years to take a hat-trick in the Ashes when he achieved the feat towards England at Melbourne in 1994.
A constitution aircraft carrying Warne’s physique landed in his residence metropolis of Melbourne final week after an eight-hour flight from Thailand.
A state memorial service might be held on the 100,000-seater Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 30.
(Reporting by Praveen Menon; modifying by Shri Navaratnam)
