PHOTO: Shane Warne. FILE
The Portsea house owned by the late Shane Warne has been listed for sale more than a year after the Australian cricketing legend died.
The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 65-67 Duffy Street has been listed with price expectations of $5.5 million to $6 million.
Affectionately known as Warnie, the former leg spinner and cricket commentator had bought the 4023-square-metre property in August 2020 for $3.6 million, records show.
The property, to be sold as part of his estate, includes a unique bluestone house with a tennis court, swimming pool and a pool house.
Warne, who died in 2022, had reportedly planned to build a resort-style residence complete with gym, wine cellar, theatre and a bowling alley.
The home was close to the Sorrento Golf Club and to a stretch of clifftop trails known as Millionaires Walk.
JP Dixon Real Estate Brighton’s managing director and auctioneer, Jonathan Dixon, is handling the sale for the Warne family.
While best known for his talent on the cricket pitch, Warne was also a prolific property flipper, particularly in Brighton, where he bought and sold one home twice.
The five-bedroom mansion, in sought-after Middle Crescent, was originally bought with his ex-wife Simone Callahan, in 2000 for $3.6 million.
The couple reportedly spent just as much to update it, and sold the home for $8.8 million in 2007, after they split.
Warne bought the home back again in 2016 for about $14.25 million, before selling it a second time for $18,888,888 in 2018.
Before his death, Warne was rumoured to have bought into the Saint Moritz luxury apartment development in St Kilda, where his neighbours would have included Sam Newman.
The bachelor pad, developed by Gurner, was set to include a secret entrance and exit.
The cricket great is the subject of an upcoming television series, Warnie, to appear on Nine, owner of this masthead, in June and July.
Actor Alex Williams will take on the role of Warne, with the series set to follow his life and cricketing career.mel
A cricketing legend Shane Warne was bigger then life itself. An icon of Australian sport, his life on and off the field where always in the tabloids.
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