Shane Warne, Australian cricket legend. ESPN.
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Warne helped Australia win the 1999 50-over World Cup and claimed 293 dismissals in 194 one-day internationals between 1993 and 2005.
In 2000, he was named one of the five Wisden cricketers of the century, alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Sir Viv Richards.
(“Leg spin” and “leg spinner” explained by Wikipedia. Hattip to Lawrence for the obit.)
Edited to add: NYT obit for Mr. Warne.
The former mayor of Beaverton, Oregon, Dennis “Denny” Doyle, has been busted by the Feds.
Doyle, 73, a Beaverton resident, has been charged by criminal information with one count of possession of child pornography.
According to the information, between November 2014 and December 2015, Doyle is alleged to have knowingly and unlawfully possessed digital material containing child pornography, including images depicting minors under twelve.
I have not been able to determine if Mr. Doyle is or was a member of Corrupt Mayors Against Law-Abiding Gun Owners.
(Hattip to Mike the Musicologist, who asked if it counted since he’s a former mayor. I’m going to go ahead and say “yes” in this case.)
I’m 99 44/100ths percent sure this is the gun I was talking about in yesterday’s post:
GOTD-John Hession's Special Springfield Rifle.This is on exhibit at the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum. Wielded in WWI service and later in competition, this bolt-action.30-06 rifle was donated by Hession to Great Britain when the British Army left much of its arms at Dunkirk. pic.twitter.com/g49OyTbfzd
— NRA Museums (@NRA_museums) August 31, 2019
I’ve been feeling like a little musical interlude is in order. So here you go: