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Test Cricket - Bowling - Career Averages and Ratings
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Worst Bowling Averages (minimum 500 Overs)
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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 |
Rubel Hossain*
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Bangladesh
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2009-
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27
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703.5
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73
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2764
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36
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76.78
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5/166
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1
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0
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| 2 |
Flower, G W
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Zimbabwe
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1992-2004
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67
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563.0
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122
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1537
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25
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61.48
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4/41
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0
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0
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| 3 |
Richards, I V A
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West Indies
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1974-1991
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121
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856.0
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203
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1964
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32
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61.38
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2/17
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0
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0
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| 4 |
Abdur Razzak*
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Bangladesh
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2006-
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13
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502.3
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69
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1673
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28
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59.75
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4/63
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0
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0
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| 5 |
Samuels, M N*
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West Indies
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2000-2016
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71
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732.0
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79
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2445
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41
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59.63
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4/13
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0
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0
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| 6 |
Tapash Baisya
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Bangladesh
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2002-2005
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21
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562.4
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93
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2137
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36
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59.36
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4/72
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0
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0
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| 7 |
Hick, G A
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England
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1991-2001
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65
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509.3
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128
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1306
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23
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56.78
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4/126
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0
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0
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| 8 |
Amarnath, M
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India
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1969-1988
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69
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572.4
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101
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1782
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32
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55.69
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4/63
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0
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0
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| 9 |
Tendulkar, S R
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India
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1989-2013
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200
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706.4
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83
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2492
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46
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54.17
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3/10
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0
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0
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| 10 |
Majid Khan
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Pakistan
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1964-1983
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63
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556.0
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124
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1456
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27
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53.93
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4/45
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0
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0
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| 11 |
Mathews, A D*
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Sri Lanka
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2009-
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86
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646.0
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158
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1745
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33
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52.88
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4/44
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0
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0
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| 12 |
Mohammad Sami
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Pakistan
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2001-2012
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36
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1249.5
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193
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4483
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85
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52.74
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5/36
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2
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0
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| 13 |
Ganguly, S C
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India
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1996-2008
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113
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519.3
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110
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1681
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32
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52.53
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3/28
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0
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0
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| 14 |
Shahadat Hossain
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Bangladesh
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2005-2015
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38
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896.4
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92
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3731
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72
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51.82
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6/27
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4
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0
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| 15 |
Hart, M N
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New Zealand
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1994-1995
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14
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514.2
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127
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1438
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29
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49.59
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5/77
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1
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0
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| 16 |
Hooper, C L
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West Indies
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1987-2002
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102
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2299.0
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531
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5635
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114
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49.43
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5/26
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4
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0
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| 17 |
Sodhi, I S*
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New Zealand
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2013-
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17
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531.0
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73
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1992
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41
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48.59
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4/60
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0
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0
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| 18 |
Matthews, G R J
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Australia
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1983-1993
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33
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1045.1
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257
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2942
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61
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48.23
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5/103
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2
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1
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| 19 |
Powell, D B
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West Indies
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2002-2009
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37
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1179.3
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218
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4068
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85
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47.86
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5/25
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1
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0
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| 20 |
Ali, I
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West Indies
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1971-1977
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12
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610.4
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137
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1621
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34
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47.68
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5/59
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1
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0
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| 21 |
Wiseman, P J
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New Zealand
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1998-2005
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25
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943.2
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209
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2903
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61
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47.59
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5/82
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2
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0
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| 22 |
Patel, J S*
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New Zealand
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2006-2017
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24
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972.1
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202
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3078
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65
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47.35
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5/110
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1
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0
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| 23 |
Sehwag, V
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India
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2001-2013
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104
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621.5
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78
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1894
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40
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47.35
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5/104
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1
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0
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| 24 |
Agarkar, A B
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India
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1998-2006
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26
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809.3
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168
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2745
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58
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47.33
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6/41
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1
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0
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| 25 |
Surti, R F
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India
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1960-1969
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26
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605.4
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115
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1962
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42
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46.71
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5/74
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1
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0
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| 26 |
Craig, M D
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New Zealand
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2014-2016
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15
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611.3
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100
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2326
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50
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46.52
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7/94
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1
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1
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| 27 |
Borde, C G
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India
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1958-1969
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55
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949.1
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236
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2417
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52
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46.48
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5/88
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1
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0
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| 28 |
Pollard, V
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New Zealand
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1965-1973
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32
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711.1
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207
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1853
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40
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46.33
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3/3
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0
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0
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| 29 |
Ramchand, G S
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India
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1952-1960
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33
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829.2
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256
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1899
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41
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46.32
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6/49
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1
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0
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| 30 |
Cremer, A G*
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Zimbabwe
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2005-
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19
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702.2
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71
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2604
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57
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45.68
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5/125
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1
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0
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| 31 |
Langton, A B C
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South Africa
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1935-1939
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15
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626.3
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104
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1827
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40
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45.68
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5/58
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1
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0
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| 32 |
Mahmudullah*
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Bangladesh
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2009-
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49
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566.3
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56
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1949
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43
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45.33
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5/51
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1
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0
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| 33 |
Santner, M J*
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New Zealand
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2015-
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22
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624.2
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128
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1744
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39
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44.72
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3/53
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0
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0
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| 34 |
Pocock, P I
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England
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1968-1985
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25
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1108.2
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281
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2976
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67
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44.42
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6/79
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3
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0
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| 35 |
Dilshan, T M
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Sri Lanka
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1999-2013
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87
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564.1
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83
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1711
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39
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43.87
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4/10
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0
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0
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| 36 |
Symcox, P L
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South Africa
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1993-1998
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20
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593.3
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137
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1603
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37
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43.32
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4/69
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0
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0
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| 37 |
Cave, H B
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New Zealand
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1949-1958
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19
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679.0
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242
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1467
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34
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43.15
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4/21
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0
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0
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| 38 |
Barber, R W
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England
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1960-1968
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28
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552.4
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101
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1806
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42
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43.00
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4/132
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0
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0
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| 39 |
Pradeep, N*
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Sri Lanka
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2011-
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28
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846.1
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130
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3003
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70
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42.90
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6/132
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1
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0
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| 40 |
McCabe, S J
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Australia
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1930-1938
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39
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610.2
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127
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1543
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36
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42.86
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4/13
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0
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0
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| 41 |
Gayle, C H
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West Indies
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2000-2014
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103
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1184.5
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227
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3120
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73
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42.74
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5/34
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2
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0
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| 42 |
Ramanayake, C P H
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Sri Lanka
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1988-1993
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18
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609.0
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109
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1880
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44
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42.73
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5/82
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1
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0
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| 43 |
Boje, N
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South Africa
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2000-2006
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43
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1436.4
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292
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4265
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100
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42.65
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5/62
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3
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0
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| 44 |
McLean, N A M
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West Indies
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1998-2001
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19
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549.5
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85
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1873
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44
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42.57
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3/53
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0
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0
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| 45 |
Hemmings, E E
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England
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1982-1991
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16
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739.3
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207
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1825
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43
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42.44
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6/58
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1
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0
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| 46 |
Nehra, A
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India
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1999-2004
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17
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574.3
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122
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1866
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44
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42.41
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4/72
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0
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0
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| 47 |
Chase, R L*
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West Indies
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2016-
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32
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726.2
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81
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2500
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59
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42.37
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8/60
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2
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0
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| 48 |
Dharmasena, H D P K
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Sri Lanka
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1993-2004
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31
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1156.3
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265
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2920
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69
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42.32
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6/72
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3
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0
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| 49 |
Simpson, R B
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Australia
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1957-1978
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62
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1010.5
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253
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3001
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71
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42.27
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5/57
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2
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0
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| 50 |
Abid Ali, S
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India
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1967-1974
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29
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669.4
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119
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1980
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47
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42.13
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6/55
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1
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0
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