#ball of the century

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Gatting's Disbelief — Ball of the Century, 1993

England vs Australia

4 June 1993

While not a controversial decision itself, Mike Gatting's utter disbelief at being bowled by Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket highlighted how umpires and batsmen alike were unprepared for extreme spin.

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Shane Warne's Ball of the Century — Mike Gatting, Old Trafford 1993

England vs Australia

1993-06-04

Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket pitched outside leg stump and spun 18 inches to hit the top of Mike Gatting's off stump — the most famous single delivery in cricket history, announcing to the world that leg-spin was not dead.

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