Private funeral held for cricketing legend Shane Warne

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Private Funeral Held For Cricketing Legend Shane Warne
Shane Warne, © PA Wire/PA Images
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By Associated Press

Shane Warne’s family and friends have attended a private funeral in his hometown of Melbourne to pay their final respects to the cricketing legend.

Warne’s three children, parents and friends – including retired Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border and former England skipper Michael Vaughan – were among about 80 guests at the service on Sunday.

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Warne, widely regarded as one of the top players of all time, died on March 4 while on holiday with friends on Samui Island in southern Thailand.


Shane Warne
Warne, pictured in 1997, is regarded as one of the best cricketers of all time (PA)

A post-mortem examination found the 52-year-old had died of a suspected heart attack.

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His body was repatriated from Bangkok to Melbourne just over a week ago.

A state memorial at Melbourne Cricket Ground – the scene of many of Warne’s legendary bowling moments including a hat-trick against England in 1994 and his 700th Test wicket on Boxing Day in 2006 – will take place on March 30 and will be open to the public.

The ground’s Great Southern Stand will also be renamed in his honour.

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