Shane Warne’s family and friends attended a private funeral in his hometown of Melbourne to pay their last respects to the cricket legend.
Shane Warne’s family and friends bid goodbye to Australia at private funeral (Reuters Photo)
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- Shane Warne’s family and friends attended a private funeral in his hometown
- The private funeral service was held at St Kilda Football Club in Melbourne.
- Warne died on March 4 while on holiday with friends on the island of Samui
Shane Warne’s family and friends attended a private funeral in Melbourne on Sunday to pay their last respects to the Australian cricket legend.
Warne’s three children, parents and friends, including retired Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border and former England captain Michael Vaughan, were among the nearly 80 guests at the service on Sunday.
The private funeral service was held at St Kilda Football Club in Melbourne and two saint scarves were placed on a wooden coffin, with palbearers including Warne’s son Jackson carrying it in laps of honor around Moorbin Oval.
Warne was widely regarded as one of the top players of all time. He died on March 4 while on vacation with friends on the island of Samui in southern Thailand. An autopsy report said that 52-year-old Warne died of a suspected heart attack. McGuire hosted the funeral and delivered the eulogy.
His remains were brought back to Melbourne from Bangkok, Thailand a week earlier.
A state memorial at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – the scene of many of Warne’s iconic bowling moments, including his hat-trick against England in 1994 and his 700th Test wicket on Boxing Day in 2006 – will take place on 30 March and will be open to the public.
The ground’s Great Southern Stand will also be renamed in Warne’s honour.