All things Shane Warne,
World Record holder: 674 test wickets
Shane Warne has the chance during this Ashes series to become the first bowler ever to have taken 100 test wickets in a country other than his home one. Currently he is sitting third, with 89 wickets in 17 Tests. The record-holder at the moment is Dennis Lillee, who took 96 wickets in 16 Tests in England, followed by Malcolm Marshall who took 94 wickets in 18 matches there.
posted by Barro @ 10:37 PM
Red curry is my favorite curry, but orange juice gets me going. I try and swim 3 times per week, and walk a little in between. I love cricket and footy, I was there when the Pies won their last flag, my first album was Deep Purple, I used to be in love with Suzy Q, I like Star Wars, but the original 3 were much better than the latest ones. Martin Luther King is one of my heroes, I love watching my children grow up,and sometimes I get to read the paper. I enjoy good coffee, but not too much. I hang out to wake up next to my best mate Helen each morning and not rush off to save the world. I wish the Beatles were still together, I tried to play the guitar a few times, I love to ride my Harley, I hate walking in the rain when I get wet, and I hate people who waffle on about themselves...
5 Comments:
Well - you've certainly picked a bloke who will give you plenty o write about!
It was great to meet up mate - and great to sense that common spirit. i look forward to staying in contact and sharing a friendship - thanks for your initiative in catching up.
No 2 on the list after Shane Warne - Shoaib Akhtar.
Interesting statistic there. Question is whats the record for Murali for most wickets in a country outside Sri Lanka.
Interesting one Pratyush, Murali doesn't have a great record away from Sri Lanka, in fact 53 out of his 91 tests have been played in Sri Lanka, for 342 wickets. So his best away effort is 49 wickets from 7 tests in Pakistan.
Compare him to Warney, Murali has only played 3 tests in England. If we look a little closer we see that Murali has only played 2 tests in Australia for 3 wickets at an average of 116.00
So it means then whether Murali manages to be the highest wicket taker in tests, once both players have winded up their careers, this record of Warne will remain with Warne for a while.
Can you give the list of other players in the list and the contemporaries of Warne below him?
One would imagine its McGrath at no 2 among players still playing.
nice, barro. I'd think he'd bloody well make it, and soon- or this ashes series will be more bizarre than the Natwest just concluded...!
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