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Captaincy Records and Statistics - Test Cricket
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Players Scoring Most Centuries as Captain
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Captain
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Career
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Player
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Country
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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
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50s
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100s
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Avg
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100s
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1 |
Smith, G C
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South Africa
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109
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193
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37
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8659
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277
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36
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25
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47.84
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27
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2 |
Kohli, V*
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India
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56
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92
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24
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5220
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254*
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13
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20
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60.70
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27
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3 |
Ponting, R T
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Australia
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77
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140
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27
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6542
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257
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35
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19
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51.51
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41
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4 |
Waugh, S R
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Australia
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57
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83
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41
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3714
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200
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10
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15
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52.31
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32
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5 |
Border, A R
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Australia
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93
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154
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52
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6623
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205
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36
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15
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50.95
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27
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6 |
Smith, S P D*
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Australia
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34
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60
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15
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3659
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239
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13
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15
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70.37
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27
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7 |
Bradman, D G
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Australia
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24
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38
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17
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3147
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334
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7
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14
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101.52
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29
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8 |
Lara, B C
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West Indies
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47
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85
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12
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4685
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400*
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19
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14
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57.84
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34
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9 |
Lloyd, C H
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West Indies
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74
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111
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45
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5233
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242*
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27
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14
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51.30
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19
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10 |
Jayawardene, D P M D
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Sri Lanka
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38
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66
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13
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3665
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374
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10
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14
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59.11
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34
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11 |
Clarke, M J
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Australia
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47
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86
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18
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3946
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329*
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7
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14
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51.92
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28
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12 |
Chappell, G S
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Australia
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48
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86
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18
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4209
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247*
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19
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13
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55.38
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24
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13 |
Cook, A N
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England
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59
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111
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14
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4844
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294
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24
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12
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46.58
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33
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14 |
Williamson, K S*
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New Zealand
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35
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55
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20
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3078
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251
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13
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11
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62.82
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24
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15 |
Gavaskar, S M
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India
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47
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74
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20
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3449
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236*
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14
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11
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50.72
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34
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16 |
Gooch, G A
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England
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34
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63
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6
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3582
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333
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16
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11
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58.72
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20
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17 |
Sobers, G S A
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West Indies
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39
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71
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18
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3528
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365*
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15
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11
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58.80
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26
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18 |
Simpson, R B
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Australia
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39
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71
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11
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3623
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311
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16
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10
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54.07
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10
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19 |
May, P B H
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England
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41
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65
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24
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3080
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285*
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15
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10
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54.04
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13
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20 |
Azharuddin, M
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India
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47
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68
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25
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2856
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199
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9
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9
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43.94
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22
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21 |
Strauss, A J
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England
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50
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85
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16
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3343
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177
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14
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9
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40.77
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21
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22 |
Vaughan, M P
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England
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51
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94
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14
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3170
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197
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13
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9
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36.02
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18
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23 |
Misbah-ul-Haq
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Pakistan
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56
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99
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30
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4214
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161*
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35
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8
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51.39
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10
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24 |
Fleming, S P
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New Zealand
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80
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135
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30
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5156
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274*
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31
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8
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40.60
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9
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25 |
Atherton, M A
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England
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54
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98
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11
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3815
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185*
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22
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8
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40.59
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16
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26 |
Chappell, I M
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Australia
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30
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54
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9
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2550
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196
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14
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7
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50.00
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14
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27 |
Hassett, A L
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Australia
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24
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41
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8
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1881
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198*
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8
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7
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47.03
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10
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28 |
Sangakkara, K C
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Sri Lanka
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15
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26
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6
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1601
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319
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4
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7
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69.61
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38
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29 |
Taylor, M A
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Australia
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50
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89
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18
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3250
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334*
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16
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7
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39.63
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19
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30 |
Tendulkar, S R
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India
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25
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43
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6
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2054
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248*
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7
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7
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51.35
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51
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31 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq
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Pakistan
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31
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53
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15
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2397
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329
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14
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7
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52.11
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25
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32 |
Root, J E*
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England
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45
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81
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11
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3458
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254
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22
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7
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44.33
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18
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33 |
Mathews, A D*
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Sri Lanka
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34
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64
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13
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2802
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200*
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15
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6
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50.95
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10
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34 |
Richards, I V A
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West Indies
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50
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74
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31
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3068
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291
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23
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6
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45.12
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24
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35 |
McCullum, B B
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New Zealand
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31
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54
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10
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2355
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302
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7
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6
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45.29
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12
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36 |
Gower, D I
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England
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32
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55
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12
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2267
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215
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9
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6
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43.60
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18
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37 |
Cowdrey, M C
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England
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27
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45
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8
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1715
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182
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8
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6
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38.11
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22
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38 |
Gatting, M W
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England
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23
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39
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8
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1542
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207
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5
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5
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44.06
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10
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39 |
Hammond, W R
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England
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20
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33
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8
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1657
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336*
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6
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5
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55.23
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22
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40 |
Hussain, N
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England
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45
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77
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21
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2487
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207
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17
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5
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36.04
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14
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41 |
Hutton, L
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England
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23
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38
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10
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1825
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364
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9
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5
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52.14
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19
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42 |
Jayasuriya, S T
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Sri Lanka
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38
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64
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15
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2177
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340
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8
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5
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36.90
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14
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43 |
Imran Khan
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Pakistan
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48
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64
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44
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2408
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136
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14
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5
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52.35
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6
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44 |
Dhoni, M S
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India
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60
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96
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35
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3454
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224
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24
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5
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40.64
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6
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45 |
Gayle, C H
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West Indies
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20
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34
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7
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1528
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333
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6
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5
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47.75
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15
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46 |
Ganguly, S C
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India
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49
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75
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28
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2561
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239
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13
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5
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37.66
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16
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47 |
McGlew, D J
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South Africa
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13
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25
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5
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1037
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255*
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1
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5
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49.38
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7
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48 |
Javed Miandad
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Pakistan
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34
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51
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18
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2354
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280*
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13
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5
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50.09
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23
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49 |
Nawab of Pataudi Jr
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India
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40
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73
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9
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2424
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203*
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13
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5
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34.14
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6
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50 |
du Plessis, F*
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South Africa
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36
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67
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14
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2219
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199
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13
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5
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38.93
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10
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