Ball of the Century

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The Ball of the Century, also referred to as the Gatting Ball[1] or simply That Ball,[2] is a cricket delivery bowled by Australian spin bowler Shane Warne to English batter Mike Gatting on 4 June 1993, the second day of the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series, at Old Trafford in Manchester.[3] With his first ball against England, in his first Ashes Test,[4] Warne produced a spectacular delivery that bowled Gatting out. It became recognised as being of significance not just in the context of the match, but more generally in signalling a revival of leg spin bowling.

  1. ^ Sangster, Tom (21 November 2006). "Warnie's 'Ball of the Century'". Daily Telegraph (Australia). Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Shane Warne". BBC. 2001. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ "1st Test: England vs Australia, 3-7 Jun 1993". cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' turns 25". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 June 2018.