Published: Feb 12, 2015, 11:02 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 12, 2015, 11:04 AM (IST)
Shane Warne’s son Jackson doesn’t intend to pursue his career in cricket. However, last week, the 15-year-old, playing for the Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne took a hat-trick to emulate his father’s Test feat.
As reported by Bipin Dani for Deccan Chronicle, Jackson, on Tuesday said, “No, I have always played tennis at school as my summer sport which I enjoy. I only played cricket this season just to give it a go. Next summer I am going back to tennis.”
The son of the legendary Australian spinner further added, “I was surprised. I didn’t expect that I was going to get it (hat-trick). My parents were very supportive saying things like, ‘good job’. My dad said, ‘Good job, that’s only your fourth game!’ I like to do sport and physical education – and recess spending times with my mates.”
Natalie van Wetering, the Director of Marketing and Community Relations, said, “Jackson has been enrolled at our school since he was a three year old in our Early Learning Centre. Despite having a globally famous father Jackson has always simply been just one of the boys – indeed a delightful young man. Shane (Warne) has been around the school in the same ways most of our fathers do – watching sports, attending father son activities, parent nights and so on. He has been too busy and travelling away too much to be able to help with cricket coaching, but has always been a generous support the school as a guest speaker or providing signed balls or bats for fundraising events.”
She also said how Warne has prepared a private back garden to pass on his spin bowling skills to his son and that’s something Jackson has surely benefitted from.
