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Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Averages / Scoring Rates
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Highest Average Batting as
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Batting at No. 5
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Player
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Country
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Career
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Inns
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NO
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Runs
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100s
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Avg
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Inns
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NO
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Runs
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100s
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Avg
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| 1 |
Root, J E*
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England
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2012-
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187
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14
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8582
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20
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49.61
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31
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4
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1830
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6
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67.78
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| 2 |
de Villiers, A B
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South Africa
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2004-2018
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191
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18
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8765
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22
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50.66
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74
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11
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3913
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14
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62.11
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| 3 |
Clarke, M J
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Australia
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2004-2015
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198
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22
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8643
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28
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49.11
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110
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12
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5959
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20
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60.81
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| 4 |
Hussey, M E K
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Australia
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2005-2013
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137
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16
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6235
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19
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51.53
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38
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5
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1978
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6
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59.94
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| 5 |
Walcott, C L
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West Indies
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1948-1960
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74
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7
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3798
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15
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56.69
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31
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4
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1599
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5
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59.22
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| 6 |
Sobers, G S A
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West Indies
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1954-1974
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160
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21
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8032
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26
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57.78
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37
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5
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1895
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7
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59.22
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| 7 |
Chanderpaul, S
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West Indies
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1994-2015
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280
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49
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11867
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30
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51.37
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151
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29
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6883
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19
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56.42
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| 8 |
Waugh, S R
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Australia
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1985-2004
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260
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46
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10927
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32
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51.06
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142
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22
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6754
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24
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56.28
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| 9 |
Thorpe, G P
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England
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1993-2005
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179
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28
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6744
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16
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44.66
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78
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18
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3373
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10
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56.22
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| 10 |
Flower, A
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Zimbabwe
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1992-2002
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112
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19
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4794
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12
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51.55
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82
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13
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3788
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9
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54.90
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| 11 |
Javed Miandad
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Pakistan
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1976-1993
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189
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21
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8832
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23
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52.57
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33
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6
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1468
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3
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54.37
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| 12 |
Zaheer Abbas
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Pakistan
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1969-1985
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124
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11
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5062
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12
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44.80
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42
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4
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2048
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6
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53.89
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| 13 |
Mohammad Yousuf
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Pakistan
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1998-2010
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156
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12
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7530
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24
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52.29
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78
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7
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3774
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13
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53.15
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| 14 |
Border, A R
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Australia
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1978-1994
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265
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44
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11174
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27
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50.56
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70
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11
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3071
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9
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52.05
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| 15 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq
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Pakistan
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1992-2007
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200
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22
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8830
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25
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49.61
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49
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7
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2144
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6
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51.05
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| 16 |
Misbah-ul-Haq
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Pakistan
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2001-2017
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132
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20
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5222
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10
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46.63
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110
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18
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4643
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10
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50.47
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| 17 |
Vengsarkar, D B
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India
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1976-1992
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185
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22
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6868
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17
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42.13
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30
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5
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1244
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2
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49.76
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| 18 |
Gower, D I
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England
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1978-1992
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204
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18
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8231
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18
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44.25
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49
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6
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2131
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7
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49.56
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| 19 |
Cowdrey, M C
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England
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1954-1975
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188
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15
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7624
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22
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44.07
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54
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6
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2377
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6
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49.52
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| 20 |
Azharuddin, M
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India
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1984-2000
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147
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9
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6215
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22
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45.04
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94
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5
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4346
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16
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48.83
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| 21 |
Bell, I R
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England
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2004-2015
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205
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24
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7727
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22
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42.69
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60
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9
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2461
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9
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48.25
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| 22 |
Chandimal, D*
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Sri Lanka
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2011-
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109
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8
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4096
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11
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40.55
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30
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4
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1247
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4
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47.96
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| 23 |
Richards, I V A
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West Indies
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1974-1991
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182
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12
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8540
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24
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50.24
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63
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6
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2720
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6
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47.72
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| 24 |
Samaraweera, T T
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Sri Lanka
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2001-2013
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132
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20
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5462
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14
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48.77
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93
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11
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3903
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11
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47.60
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| 25 |
Walters, K D
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Australia
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1965-1981
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125
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14
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5357
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15
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48.26
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49
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4
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2134
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5
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47.42
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| 26 |
Laxman, V V S
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India
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1996-2012
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225
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34
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8781
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17
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45.97
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74
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13
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2877
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6
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47.16
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| 27 |
Fletcher, K W R
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England
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1968-1982
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96
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14
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3272
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7
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39.90
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44
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6
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1774
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5
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46.68
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| 28 |
Umrigar, P R
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India
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1948-1962
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94
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8
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3631
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12
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42.22
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45
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3
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1959
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8
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46.64
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| 29 |
Lloyd, C H
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West Indies
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1966-1984
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175
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14
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7515
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19
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46.68
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72
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6
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3049
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8
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46.20
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| 30 |
Stokes, B A*
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England
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2013-
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128
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5
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4574
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10
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37.19
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32
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2
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1383
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4
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46.10
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