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ICC World Cup Records and Statistics - Bowling
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Lowest Bowling Averages (min 20 wickets)
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Player
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Country
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Matches
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Overs
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Maidens
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Runs
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Wickets
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Avg
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E/R
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S/R
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Best
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4w
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1
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M A Starc*
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Australia
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18
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156.1
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8
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726
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49
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14.82
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4.65
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19.12
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6/28
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6
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2
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Mohammed Shami*
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India
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11
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96.1
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9
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487
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31
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15.71
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5.07
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18.61
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5/69
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4
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3
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G I Allott
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New Zealand
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9
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87.4
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7
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325
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20
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16.25
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3.72
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26.30
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4/37
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2
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4
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M A Holding
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West Indies
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11
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115.5
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16
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341
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20
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17.05
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2.95
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34.75
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4/33
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1
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5
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S E Bond
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New Zealand
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16
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147.4
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20
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518
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30
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17.27
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3.51
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29.53
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6/23
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1
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6
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B Lee
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Australia
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17
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137.3
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15
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629
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35
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17.97
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4.58
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23.57
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5/42
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3
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7
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G D McGrath
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Australia
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39
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325.5
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42
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1292
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71
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18.20
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3.97
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27.54
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7/15
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2
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8
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R J Hadlee
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New Zealand
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13
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146.1
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38
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421
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22
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19.14
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2.88
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39.86
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5/25
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1
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9
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G B Hogg
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Australia
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21
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158.3
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10
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654
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34
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19.24
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4.13
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27.97
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4/27
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2
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10
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Imran Khan
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Pakistan
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28
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169.3
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18
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655
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34
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19.26
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3.87
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29.91
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4/37
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2
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11
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S Madan Lal
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India
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11
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116.2
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12
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426
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22
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19.36
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3.67
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31.73
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4/20
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1
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12
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M Morkel
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South Africa
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14
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108.3
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4
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506
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26
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19.46
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4.67
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25.04
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3/33
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0
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13
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L H Ferguson*
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New Zealand
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9
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83.4
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3
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409
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21
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19.48
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4.90
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23.90
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4/37
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1
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14
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S K Warne
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Australia
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17
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162.5
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16
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624
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32
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19.50
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3.84
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30.53
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4/29
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4
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15
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M Muralitharan
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Sri Lanka
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40
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343.3
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15
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1335
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68
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19.63
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3.89
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30.31
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4/19
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4
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16
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Z Khan
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India
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23
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198.5
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12
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890
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44
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20.23
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4.48
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27.11
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4/42
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1
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17
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C A Walsh
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West Indies
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17
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158.0
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23
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547
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27
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20.26
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3.46
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35.11
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4/25
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2
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18
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C E L Ambrose
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West Indies
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17
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164.3
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20
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499
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24
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20.79
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3.04
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41.13
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3/28
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0
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19
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Abdul Qadir
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Pakistan
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13
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135.4
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8
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506
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24
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21.08
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3.74
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33.92
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5/44
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3
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20
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Mushtaq Ahmed
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Pakistan
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15
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135.0
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5
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549
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26
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21.12
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4.07
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31.15
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3/16
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0
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21
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Imran Tahir
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South Africa
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22
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191.5
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5
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847
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40
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21.18
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4.42
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28.78
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5/45
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5
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22
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Waqar Younis
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Pakistan
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13
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93.1
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8
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466
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22
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21.18
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5.01
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25.41
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4/26
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1
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23
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W P U J C Vaas
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Sri Lanka
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31
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261.4
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39
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1040
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49
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21.22
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3.98
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32.04
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6/25
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2
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24
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A M E Roberts
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West Indies
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16
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170.1
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29
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552
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26
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21.23
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3.25
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39.27
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3/32
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0
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25
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J D P Oram
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New Zealand
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23
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182.2
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21
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768
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36
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21.33
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4.22
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30.39
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4/39
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2
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