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Test Cricket - Bowling - Averages and Ratings
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Best Bowling Averages (minimum 50 wickets)
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Player
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Country
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Career
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Mat
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Overs
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Mdns
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Runs
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Wkts
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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 |
Lohmann, G A
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England
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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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9/28
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9
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5
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2 |
Ferris, J J
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England
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1887-1892
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9
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533.3
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251
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775
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61
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12.70
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7/37
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6
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1
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3 |
Barnes, W
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England
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1880-1890
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21
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569.1
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271
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793
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51
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15.55
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6/28
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3
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0
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4 |
Bates, W
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England
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1881-1887
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15
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591.0
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282
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821
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50
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16.42
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7/28
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4
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1
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5 |
Barnes, S F
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England
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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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6 |
Turner, C T B
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Australia
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1887-1895
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17
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1057.2
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457
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1670
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101
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16.53
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7/43
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11
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2
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7 |
Peel, R
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England
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1884-1896
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20
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1073.3
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444
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1715
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101
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16.98
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7/31
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5
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1
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8 |
Briggs, J
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England
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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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8/11
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9
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4
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9 |
Ironmonger, H
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Australia
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1928-1933
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14
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782.3
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328
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1330
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74
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17.97
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7/23
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4
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2
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10 |
Spofforth, F R
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Australia
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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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7/44
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7
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4
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11 |
Tyson, F H
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England
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1954-1959
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17
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490.4
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97
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1411
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76
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18.57
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7/27
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4
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1
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12 |
Blythe, C
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England
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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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8/59
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9
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4
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13 |
Wardle, J H
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England
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1948-1957
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28
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1029.1
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403
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2080
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102
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20.39
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7/36
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5
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1
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14 |
Ulyett, G
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England
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1877-1890
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25
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654.2
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299
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1020
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50
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20.40
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7/36
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1
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0
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15 |
Davidson, A K
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Australia
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1953-1963
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44
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1662.3
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431
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3819
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186
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20.53
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7/93
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14
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2
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16 |
Higgs, K
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England
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1965-1968
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15
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675.2
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194
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1473
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71
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20.75
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6/91
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2
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0
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17 |
Marshall, M D
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West Indies
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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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18 |
Garner, J
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West Indies
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1977-1987
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58
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2194.5
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575
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5433
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259
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20.98
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6/56
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7
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0
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19 |
Ambrose, C E L
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West Indies
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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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20 |
Adcock, N A T
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South Africa
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1953-1962
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26
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917.3
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218
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2195
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104
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21.11
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6/43
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5
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0
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21 |
Whitty, W J
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Australia
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1909-1912
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14
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559.3
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163
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1373
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65
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21.12
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6/17
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3
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0
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22 |
Laker, J C
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England
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1948-1959
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46
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1913.3
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674
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4101
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193
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21.25
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10/53
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9
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3
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23 |
Palmer, G E
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Australia
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1880-1886
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17
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1129.1
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452
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1678
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78
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21.51
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7/65
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6
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2
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24 |
Trueman, F S
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England
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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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25 |
Cummins, P J*
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Australia
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2011-
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34
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1289.0
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318
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3542
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164
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21.60
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6/23
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5
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1
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26 |
McGrath, G D
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Australia
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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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27 |
Trumble, H
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Australia
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1890-1904
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32
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1431.2
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452
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3072
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141
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21.79
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8/65
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9
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3
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28 |
Bond, S E
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New Zealand
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2001-2009
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18
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562.0
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113
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1922
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87
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22.09
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6/51
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5
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1
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29 |
Bumrah, J J*
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India
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2018-
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19
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679.1
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161
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1835
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83
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22.11
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6/27
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5
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0
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30 |
Donald, A A
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South Africa
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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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31 |
Hadlee, R J
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New Zealand
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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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32 |
Philander, V D*
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South Africa
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2011-
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64
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1898.3
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507
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5000
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224
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22.32
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6/21
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13
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2
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33 |
Bowes, W E
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England
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1932-1946
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15
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585.5
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131
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1519
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68
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22.34
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6/33
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6
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0
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34 |
O'Reilly, W J
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Australia
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1932-1946
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27
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1588.0
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585
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3254
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144
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22.60
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7/54
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11
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3
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35 |
Muralitharan, M
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Sri Lanka
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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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36 |
Saunders, J V
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Australia
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1902-1908
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14
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594.1
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116
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1796
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79
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22.73
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7/34
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6
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0
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37 |
Vogler, A E E
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South Africa
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1906-1911
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15
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460.4
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96
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1455
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64
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22.73
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7/94
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5
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1
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38 |
Imran Khan
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Pakistan
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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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39 |
Mohammad Abbas*
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Pakistan
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2017-
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23
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789.4
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238
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1916
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84
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22.81
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5/33
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4
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1
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40 |
Steyn, D W*
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South Africa
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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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41 |
Miller, K R
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Australia
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1946-1956
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55
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1496.1
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337
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3906
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170
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22.98
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7/60
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7
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1
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42 |
Lindwall, R R
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Australia
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1946-1960
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61
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1970.2
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419
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5251
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228
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23.03
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7/38
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12
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0
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43 |
Shabbir Ahmed
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Pakistan
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2003-2005
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10
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429.2
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97
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1175
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51
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23.04
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5/48
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2
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0
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44 |
Pollock, S M
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South Africa
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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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45 |
Croft, C E H
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West Indies
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1977-1982
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27
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1027.3
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211
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2913
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125
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23.30
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8/29
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3
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0
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46 |
Rabada, K*
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South Africa
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2015-
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45
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1405.1
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284
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4720
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202
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23.37
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7/112
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9
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4
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47 |
Harris, R J
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Australia
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2010-2015
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27
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956.0
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258
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2658
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113
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23.52
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7/117
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5
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0
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48 |
Waqar Younis
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Pakistan
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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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49 |
Wasim Akram
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Pakistan
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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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50 |
Holding, M A
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West Indies
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1975-1987
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60
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2066.4
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459
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5898
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249
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23.69
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8/92
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13
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2
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51 |
Clark, S R
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Australia
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2006-2009
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24
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857.4
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230
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2243
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94
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23.86
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5/32
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2
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0
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52 |
Pervez Sajjad
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Pakistan
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1964-1973
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19
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676.1
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217
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1410
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59
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23.90
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7/74
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3
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0
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53 |
Johnston, W A
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Australia
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1947-1955
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40
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1515.0
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372
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3826
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160
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23.91
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6/44
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7
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0
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54 |
Lillee, D K
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Australia
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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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55 |
Khan Mohammad
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Pakistan
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1952-1958
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13
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526.1
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153
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1292
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54
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23.93
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6/21
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4
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0
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56 |
Pollock, P M
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South Africa
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1961-1970
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28
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1034.0
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270
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2806
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116
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24.19
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6/38
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9
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1
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57 |
Grimmett, C V
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Australia
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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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58 |
De Villiers, P S
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South Africa
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1993-1998
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18
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800.5
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221
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2061
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85
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24.25
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6/23
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5
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2
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59 |
Bishop, I R
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West Indies
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1989-1998
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43
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1411.1
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288
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3911
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161
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24.29
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6/40
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6
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0
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60 |
Jadeja, R A*
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India
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2012-
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51
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2189.3
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553
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5351
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220
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24.32
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7/48
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9
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1
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