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Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
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Players Taking Most 5 Wickets in an Innings
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Player
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Country
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Career
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Mat
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O
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M
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R
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W
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Avg
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Best
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5w
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10w
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| 1 |
Muralitharan, M
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SRL
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1992-2010
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133
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7339.5
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1792
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18180
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800
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22.73
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9/51
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67
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22
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| 2 |
Warne, S K
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AUS
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1992-2007
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145
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6784.1
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1762
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17995
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708
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25.42
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8/71
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37
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10
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| 3 |
Hadlee, R J
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NZL
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1973-1990
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86
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3460.4
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809
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9611
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431
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22.30
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9/52
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36
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9
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| 4 |
Kumble, A
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IND
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1990-2008
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132
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6808.2
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1575
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18355
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619
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29.65
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10/74
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35
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8
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| 5 |
Herath, H M R K B
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SRL
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1999-2018
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93
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4332.1
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816
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12157
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433
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28.08
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9/127
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34
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9
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| 6 |
McGrath, G D
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AUS
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1993-2007
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124
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4874.4
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1470
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12186
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563
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21.64
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8/24
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29
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3
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| 7 |
Anderson, J M*
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ENG
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2003-
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149
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5393.1
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1359
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15491
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575
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26.94
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7/42
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27
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3
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| 8 |
Ashwin, R*
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IND
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2011-
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70
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3235.2
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671
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9183
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362
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25.37
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7/59
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27
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7
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| 9 |
Botham, I T
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ENG
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1977-1992
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102
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3549.3
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788
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10878
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383
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28.40
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8/34
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27
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4
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| 10 |
Steyn, D W*
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SAF
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2004-2019
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93
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3101.2
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660
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10077
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439
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22.95
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7/51
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26
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5
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| 11 |
Harbhajan Singh
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IND
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1998-2015
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103
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4763.2
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869
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13537
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417
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32.46
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8/84
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25
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5
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| 12 |
Wasim Akram
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PAK
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1985-2002
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104
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3771.1
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871
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9779
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414
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23.62
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7/119
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25
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5
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| 13 |
Barnes, S F
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ENG
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1901-1914
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27
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1312.1
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356
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3106
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189
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16.43
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9/103
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24
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7
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| 14 |
Imran Khan
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PAK
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1971-1992
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88
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3106.0
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727
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8258
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362
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22.81
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8/58
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23
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6
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| 15 |
Kapil Dev
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IND
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1978-1994
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131
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4623.2
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1060
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12867
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434
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29.65
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9/83
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23
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2
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| 16 |
Lillee, D K
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AUS
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1971-1984
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70
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2834.1
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652
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8493
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355
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23.92
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7/83
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23
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7
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| 17 |
Ambrose, C E L
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WIN
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1988-2000
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98
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3683.5
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1001
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8502
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405
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20.99
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8/45
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22
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3
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| 18 |
Marshall, M D
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WIN
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1978-1991
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81
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2930.4
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613
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7876
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376
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20.95
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7/22
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22
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4
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| 19 |
Walsh, C A
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WIN
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1984-2001
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132
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5003.1
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1144
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12684
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519
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24.44
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7/37
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22
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3
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| 20 |
Waqar Younis
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PAK
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1989-2003
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87
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2704.0
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516
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8788
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373
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23.56
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7/76
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22
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5
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| 21 |
Grimmett, C V
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AUS
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1925-1936
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37
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2408.3
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736
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5231
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216
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24.22
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7/40
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21
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7
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| 22 |
Donald, A A
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SAF
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1992-2002
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72
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2586.3
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661
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7344
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330
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22.25
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8/71
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20
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3
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| 23 |
Vettori, D L
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NZL
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1997-2014
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113
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4802.2
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1197
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12441
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362
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34.37
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7/87
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20
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3
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| 24 |
Gibbs, L R
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WIN
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1958-1976
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79
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4205.7
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1313
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8989
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309
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29.09
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8/38
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18
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2
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| 25 |
Ntini, M
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SAF
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1998-2009
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101
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3472.2
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759
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11242
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390
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28.83
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7/37
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18
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4
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| 26 |
Shakib Al Hasan*
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BAN
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2007-
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56
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2167.0
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392
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6532
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210
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31.10
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7/36
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18
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2
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| 27 |
Broad, S C J*
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ENG
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2007-
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134
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4561.4
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1061
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13555
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471
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28.78
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8/15
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17
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2
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| 28 |
Swann, G P
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ENG
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2008-2013
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60
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2558.1
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493
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7642
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255
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29.97
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6/65
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17
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3
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| 29 |
Trueman, F S
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ENG
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1952-1965
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67
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2447.4
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522
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6625
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307
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21.58
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8/31
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17
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3
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| 30 |
Underwood, D L
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ENG
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1966-1982
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86
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3463.0
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1239
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7674
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297
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25.84
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8/51
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17
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6
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| 31 |
Benaud, R
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AUS
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1952-1964
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63
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2727.2
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805
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6704
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248
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27.03
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7/72
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16
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1
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| 32 |
Chandrasekhar, B S
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IND
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1964-1979
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58
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2549.1
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584
|
7199
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242
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29.75
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8/79
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16
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2
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| 33 |
Lyon, N M*
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AUS
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2011-
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93
|
3978.2
|
744
|
11975
|
370
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32.36
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8/50
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16
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2
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| 34 |
McKenzie, G D
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AUS
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1961-1971
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60
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2629.5
|
547
|
7328
|
246
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29.79
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8/71
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16
|
3
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| 35 |
Pollock, S M
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SAF
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1995-2008
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108
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4058.5
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1211
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9733
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421
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23.12
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7/87
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16
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1
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| 36 |
Willis, R G D
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ENG
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1971-1984
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90
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2699.1
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554
|
8190
|
325
|
25.20
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8/43
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16
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0
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| 37 |
Yasir Shah*
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PAK
|
2014-
|
37
|
1962.5
|
307
|
6234
|
207
|
30.12
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8/41
|
16
|
3
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| 38 |
Abdul Qadir
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PAK
|
1977-1990
|
67
|
2810.2
|
608
|
7742
|
236
|
32.81
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9/56
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15
|
5
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| 39 |
Bedser, A V
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ENG
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1946-1955
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51
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2424.4
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574
|
5876
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236
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24.90
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7/44
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15
|
5
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| 40 |
Kaneria, D
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PAK
|
2000-2010
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61
|
2949.3
|
517
|
9082
|
261
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34.80
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7/77
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15
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2
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