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Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
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Players Taking Most 10 Wickets in a Match
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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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16/220
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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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12/128
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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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15/123
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36
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9
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4 |
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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14/184
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34
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9
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5 |
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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14/149
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35
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8
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6 |
Ashwin, R*
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IND
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2011-
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74
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3398.3
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691
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9628
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377
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25.54
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13/140
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27
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7
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7 |
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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17/159
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24
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7
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8 |
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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14/199
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21
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7
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9 |
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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11/123
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23
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7
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10 |
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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14/116
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23
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6
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11 |
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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13/71
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17
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6
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12 |
Abdul Qadir
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PAK
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1977-1990
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67
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2810.2
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608
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7742
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236
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32.81
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13/101
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15
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5
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13 |
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
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5876
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236
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24.90
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14/99
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15
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5
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14 |
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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15/217
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25
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5
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15 |
Lohmann, G A
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ENG
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1886-1896
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18
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801.0
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364
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1205
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112
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10.76
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15/45
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9
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5
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16 |
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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11/60
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26
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5
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17 |
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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13/135
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22
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5
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18 |
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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11/110
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25
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5
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19 |
Blythe, C
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ENG
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1901-1910
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19
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757.4
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231
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1863
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100
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18.63
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15/99
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9
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4
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20 |
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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13/106
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27
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4
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21 |
Briggs, J
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ENG
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1884-1899
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33
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1052.3
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385
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2094
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118
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17.75
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15/28
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9
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4
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22 |
Fazal Mahmood
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PAK
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1952-1962
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34
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1639.0
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563
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3434
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139
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24.71
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13/114
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13
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4
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23 |
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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11/89
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22
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4
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24 |
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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13/132
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18
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4
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25 |
Rabada, K*
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SAF
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2015-
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44
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1358.1
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277
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4568
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199
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22.95
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13/144
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9
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4
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26 |
Richardson, T
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ENG
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1893-1898
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14
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790.0
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191
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2220
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88
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25.23
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13/244
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11
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4
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27 |
Saeed Ajmal
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PAK
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2009-2014
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35
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1932.4
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386
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5003
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178
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28.11
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11/111
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10
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4
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28 |
Spofforth, F R
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AUS
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1877-1887
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18
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1046.1
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416
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1731
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94
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18.41
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14/90
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7
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4
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