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Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
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Highest Batting Averages for Players Batting
Innings
for
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Player
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Country
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Career
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Mat
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Inns
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NO
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Runs
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HS
|
100s
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50s
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Avg
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S/R
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| 1 |
Bradman, D G
|
Australia
|
1928-1948
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52
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80
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10
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6996
|
334
|
29
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13
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99.94
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-
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| 2 |
Voges, A C
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Australia
|
2015-2016
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20
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31
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7
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1485
|
269*
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5
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4
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61.88
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55.68
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| 3 |
Smith, S P D*
|
Australia
|
2010-
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77
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139
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17
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7540
|
239
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27
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31
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61.80
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55.12
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| 4 |
Pollock, R G
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South Africa
|
1963-1970
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23
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41
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4
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2256
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274
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7
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11
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60.97
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-
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| 5 |
Headley, G A
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West Indies
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1930-1954
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22
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40
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4
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2190
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270*
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10
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5
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60.83
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-
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| 6 |
Labuschagne, M*
|
Australia
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2018-
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18
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31
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0
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1885
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215
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5
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10
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60.81
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54.94
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| 7 |
Sutcliffe, H
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England
|
1924-1935
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54
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84
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9
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4555
|
194
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16
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23
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60.73
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-
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| 8 |
Paynter, E
|
England
|
1931-1939
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20
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31
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5
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1540
|
243
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4
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7
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59.23
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-
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| 9 |
Barrington, K F
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England
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1955-1968
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82
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131
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15
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6806
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256
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20
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35
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58.67
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-
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| 10 |
Weekes, E D C
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West Indies
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1948-1958
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48
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81
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5
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4455
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207
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15
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19
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58.62
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-
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| 11 |
Hammond, W R
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England
|
1927-1947
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85
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140
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16
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7249
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336*
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22
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24
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58.46
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-
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| 12 |
Sobers, G S A
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West Indies
|
1954-1974
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93
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160
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21
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8032
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365*
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26
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30
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57.78
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-
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| 13 |
Sangakkara, K C
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Sri Lanka
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2000-2015
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134
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233
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17
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12400
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319
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38
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52
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57.41
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54.19
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| 14 |
Hobbs, J B
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England
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1908-1930
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61
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102
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7
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5410
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211
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15
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28
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56.95
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-
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| 15 |
Walcott, C L
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West Indies
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1948-1960
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44
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74
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7
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3798
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220
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15
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14
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56.69
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-
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| 16 |
Hutton, L
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England
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1937-1955
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79
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138
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15
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6971
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364
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19
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33
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56.67
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-
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| 17 |
Kallis, J H
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South Africa
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1995-2013
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166
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280
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40
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13289
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224
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45
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58
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55.37
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45.98
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| 18 |
Williamson, K S*
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New Zealand
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2010-
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83
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144
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13
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7115
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251
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24
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32
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54.31
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52.13
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| 19 |
Chappell, G S
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Australia
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1970-1984
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87
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151
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19
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7110
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247*
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24
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31
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53.86
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-
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| 20 |
Nourse, A D
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South Africa
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1935-1951
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34
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62
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7
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2960
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231
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9
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14
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53.82
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-
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| 21 |
Tendulkar, S R
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India
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1989-2013
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200
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329
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33
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15921
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248*
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51
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68
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53.79
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-
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| 22 |
Kohli, V*
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India
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2011-
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87
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147
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10
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7318
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254*
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27
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23
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53.42
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57.44
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| 23 |
Lara, B C
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West Indies
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1990-2006
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131
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232
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6
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11953
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400*
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34
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48
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52.89
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60.52
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| 24 |
Javed Miandad
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Pakistan
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1976-1993
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124
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189
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21
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8832
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280*
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23
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43
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52.57
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-
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| 25 |
Dravid, R
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India
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1996-2012
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164
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286
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32
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13288
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270
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36
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63
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52.31
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42.51
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| 26 |
Mohammad Yousuf
|
Pakistan
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1998-2010
|
90
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156
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12
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7530
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223
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24
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33
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52.29
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52.40
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| 27 |
Younis Khan
|
Pakistan
|
2000-2017
|
118
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213
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19
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10099
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313
|
34
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33
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52.06
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52.12
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| 28 |
Ponting, R T
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Australia
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1995-2012
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168
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287
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29
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13378
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257
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41
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62
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51.85
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58.72
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| 29 |
Ryder, J
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Australia
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1920-1929
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20
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32
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5
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1394
|
201*
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3
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9
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51.63
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-
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| 30 |
Flower, A
|
Zimbabwe
|
1992-2002
|
63
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112
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19
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4794
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232*
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12
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27
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51.55
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45.07
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| 31 |
Hussey, M E K
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Australia
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2005-2013
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79
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137
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16
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6235
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195
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19
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29
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51.53
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50.13
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| 32 |
Chanderpaul, S
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West Indies
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1994-2015
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164
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280
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49
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11867
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203*
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30
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66
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51.37
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43.32
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| 33 |
Gavaskar, S M
|
India
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1971-1987
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125
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214
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16
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10122
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236*
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34
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45
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51.12
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-
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| 34 |
Waugh, S R
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Australia
|
1985-2004
|
168
|
260
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46
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10927
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200
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32
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50
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51.06
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48.65
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| 35 |
Hayden, M L
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Australia
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1994-2009
|
103
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184
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14
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8625
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380
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30
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29
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50.74
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60.11
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| 36 |
de Villiers, A B
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South Africa
|
2004-2018
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114
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191
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18
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8765
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278*
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22
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46
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50.66
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54.53
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| 37 |
Border, A R
|
Australia
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1978-1994
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156
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265
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44
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11174
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205
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27
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63
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50.56
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40.98
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| 38 |
Richards, I V A
|
West Indies
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1974-1991
|
121
|
182
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12
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8540
|
291
|
24
|
45
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50.24
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-
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| 39 |
Compton, D C S
|
England
|
1937-1957
|
78
|
131
|
15
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5807
|
278
|
17
|
28
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50.06
|
-
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| 40 |
Jayawardene, D P M D
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Sri Lanka
|
1997-2014
|
149
|
252
|
15
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11814
|
374
|
34
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50
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49.85
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51.47
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| 41 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq
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Pakistan
|
1992-2007
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120
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200
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22
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8830
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329
|
25
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46
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49.61
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54.02
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| 42 |
Worrell, F M M
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West Indies
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1948-1963
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51
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87
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9
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3860
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261
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9
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22
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49.49
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-
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| 43 |
Root, J E*
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England
|
2012-
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99
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181
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14
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8249
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254
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19
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49
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49.40
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54.98
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| 44 |
Sehwag, V
|
India
|
2001-2013
|
104
|
180
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6
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8586
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319
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23
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32
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49.34
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82.21
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| 45 |
Clarke, M J
|
Australia
|
2004-2015
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115
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198
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22
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8643
|
329*
|
28
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27
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49.11
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55.92
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| 46 |
Bland, K C
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South Africa
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1961-1966
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21
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39
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5
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1669
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144*
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3
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9
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49.09
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-
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| 47 |
Mitchell, B
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South Africa
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1929-1949
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42
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80
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9
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3471
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189*
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8
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21
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48.89
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-
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| 48 |
Jackson, F S
|
England
|
1893-1905
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20
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33
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4
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1415
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144*
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5
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6
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48.79
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-
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| 49 |
Samaraweera, T T
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Sri Lanka
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2001-2013
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81
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132
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20
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5462
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231
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14
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30
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48.77
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46.92
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| 50 |
Harvey, R N
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Australia
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1948-1963
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79
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137
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10
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6149
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205
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21
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24
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48.42
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-
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| 51 |
Walters, K D
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Australia
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1965-1981
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74
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125
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14
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5357
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250
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15
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33
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48.26
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-
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| 52 |
Smith, G C
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South Africa
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2002-2014
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117
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205
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13
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9265
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277
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27
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38
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48.26
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59.69
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| 53 |
Ponsford, W H
|
Australia
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1924-1934
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29
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48
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4
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2122
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266
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7
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6
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48.23
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-
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| 54 |
McCabe, S J
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Australia
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1930-1938
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39
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62
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5
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2748
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232
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6
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13
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48.21
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-
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| 55 |
Warner, D A*
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Australia
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2011-
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86
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159
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7
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7311
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335*
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24
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30
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48.10
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72.68
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| 56 |
Jardine, D R
|
England
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1928-1934
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22
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33
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6
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1296
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127
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1
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10
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48.00
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-
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| 57 |
Dexter, E R
|
England
|
1958-1968
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62
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102
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8
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4502
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205
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9
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27
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47.89
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-
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| 58 |
Pujara, C A*
|
India
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2010-
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81
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136
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8
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6111
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206*
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18
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28
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47.74
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45.03
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| 59 |
Boycott, G
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England
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1964-1982
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108
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193
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23
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8114
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246*
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22
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42
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47.73
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-
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| 60 |
Hazare, V S
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India
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1946-1953
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30
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52
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6
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2192
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164*
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7
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9
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47.65
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-
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S/R not calculated for players with incomplete balls faced records
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