Cricket: Warne’s mentor Jenner dies
He was regularly on hand to refine Warne’s action during his record-breaking career.
SYDNEY:
Former Australia Test cricketer Terry Jenner, who helped turn Shane Warne into one of the world’s greatest bowlers, died Wednesday aged 66. Leg-spinner Jenner suffered a massive heart attack while coaching in England in April 2010 and never fully regained his health, passing away at his home in Adelaide, said Cricket Australia in a statement. He played nine Tests for Australia and later started coaching in the early 1990s, and was regularly on hand to refine Warne’s action during his record-breaking career.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2011.
Former Australia Test cricketer Terry Jenner, who helped turn Shane Warne into one of the world’s greatest bowlers, died Wednesday aged 66. Leg-spinner Jenner suffered a massive heart attack while coaching in England in April 2010 and never fully regained his health, passing away at his home in Adelaide, said Cricket Australia in a statement. He played nine Tests for Australia and later started coaching in the early 1990s, and was regularly on hand to refine Warne’s action during his record-breaking career.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2011.