Shane Lee was born on 8 August 1973 and is a former Australian first-class cricketer.
11 Facts About Shane Lee
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Shane Lee was an all-rounder known for his hard batting and medium-pace bowling and is the elder brother of Australian pace bowler Brett Lee.
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Shane Lee played for Australia and captained the NSW team.
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Shane Lee was a promising junior, representing the Australia under-19 team.
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Shane Lee was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship holder in 1990 and 1994 and was a contemporary of future international teammate Adam Gilchrist.
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Shane Lee first played for New South Wales in 1993 and was called up for the Australian one day team in 1995.
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Shane Lee had a successful season with Somerset, scoring over 1,000 runs in 1996, and Worcestershire in the English County Championship.
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In 2002 aged just 29, Shane Lee retired from cricket due to knee injuries.
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Shane Lee is the oldest of three boys and they grew up in the Shellharbour suburb of Oak Flats.
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Shane Lee regularly played cricket with younger brothers Brett and Grant outside their house and they followed his footsteps into the New South Wales under-17 team, although Grant later gave up the game at age 18.
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Shane Lee plays lead and rhythm guitars, and supplies backing vocals.