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CRICKETERS across the region awoke Saturday morning to the shocking news Australian cricket legend Shane Warne had died. Selected as one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the 20th century, Warne took 708 Test wickets to be regarded as the greatest spin bowler of all time. Tributes flowed for the legspinning maestro, with club cricketers across the country sporting black armbands during matches at the weekend. Sale-born cricketer Ian Wrigglesworth crossed paths with Warne a few times, both as part of the Victorian squad and overseas. Wrigglesworth, who played a number of First Class and List A matches, came across a young Warne at a time both were looking to forge their careers. The year was 1991, and the destination England. Warne was playing for Accrington in the Lancashire League and Wrigglesworth was a drive “just five minutes away”. From there, Warne went on an Australia A tour of Zimbabwe, and two years later, bowled the ‘ball of the century’. Wrigglesworth and Warne, as well as James Sutherland, were part of a group of Melbournebased players in England at the time, and would have a hit most Wednesdays. Wrigglesworth recalled even at an early age Warne imparted more rip on the ball and had more control than any spinner he had faced. “He just didn’t bowl rank leg spinning half trackers,” Wrigglesworth said. Those who have seen Wrigglesworth bat will attest to him being a quality player of spin, but even he said there was always an element of uncertainty when facing Warne. Continued page 5
Loch Sport residents Denise Warham and Tony Patchell examine the erosion on Seagull Drive.
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DOESN’T WASH Loch Sport residents launch yet another bid to solve erosion issue Tom Parry RESIDENTS of Loch Sport are still waiting for a solution to the ongoing erosion of the Lake Victoria foreshore. The Northern foreshore, which runs adjacent to Seagull Drive, is continuing to wear away at an alarming rate, threatening the infrastructure and homes that border the beach. Loch Sport Foreshore Committee secretary Tony Patchell has been lobbying for a solution for the past six years.
He first became aware of the erosion 10 years ago, after purchasing a home along the foreshore. “I used to walk the (pedestrian) track from the end of Seagull Drive, all the way down to The Boulevard, and about two years after I was here, the cliff-face eroded and the track had disappeared completely,” Mr Patchell said. “And that’s when I started to notice it was getting worse and worse. “In front of my place … I noticed we were losing probably a metre (of foreshore) a year, or half-a-metre a year, because we’ve lost about four or five metres off the front there.”
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Fellow resident Denise Warham is also concerned about the loss of land, and its impact on the environment. “Maybe five years ago, we started to see big chunks coming off (the foreshore), and then when the big gum tree went, that was so noticeable,” Ms Warham said. “And then you become aware that it’s not just the land you’re losing – you’re losing the trees as well, and the birds that are in those trees.” The Gippsland Times has seen visual evidence showing the extent of the erosion over several years.
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