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On this day: Warne delivers Ball of the Century

It was dubbed "Ball of the Century" and has gone down in cricketing folklore. On 4 June 1993, a brash young Australian leg spinner stepped up to deliver his first delivery in Ashes cricket.

The scorecard would read M Gatting Bowled S Warne.

The rest is history.

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