Original sentence: After impressing head coach Rod Marsh, Ponting made his Sheffield Shield debut at the age of 17, in the 1992–93 season.Nicknamed Punter by Shane Warne for his love of greyhound-racing, he left school at 16 to attend the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.Ponting played his junior cricket for Mowbray Cricket Club and attracted attention at an early age.Ponting was born in Launceston, Tasmania and attended school at Mowbray Primary and Brooks High School
Edited sentence: Ponting was born and brought up in Launceston, Tasmania by parents Greame and Lorraine, and was educated at Mowbray Heights and Brooks High School)