Hat-trick was a fluke, played cricket "just to give it a go": Shane Warne’s son

Mumbai: Jackson Warne, the son of former Australian legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, is not intending to pursue his career in cricket.

Last week, 15-year-old Jackson, playing for the Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne took a hat-trick to emulate his famous father's Test feat.

Speaking exclusively from his School on Tuesday, Jackson says, "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."

"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”, Jackson added.

Jackson, in Year 10 at Brighton Grammar School, says he is an ‘average’ academic and at 15, has no idea what career direction he will follow.

"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," Natalie van Wetering, the Director of Marketing and Community Relations, said over telephone from Melbourne.

"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 further added.

"What Shane has done in his private back garden to pass on the skills of his spin bowling to his son is unknown to us but like most Aussies I am sure many a game of backyard cricket has been played with Jackson and his friends!!", she signed off.