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791:: "A. E. Thomson's mishandling of the ball was so atrocious that the Scottish selectors may, perhaps, be pardoned for assuming that his form was too bad to be real. One knows that he does possess the quality of pace."
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1247:"Rugby Football: Disgraceful Scenes at Swansea",
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1000:"Official Appointments and Notices: Royal Navy",
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1150:"Rugby Football: Harlequins v Royal Navy",
959:"The Relief of Lucknow: 76th Anniversary",
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1096:"No. 32937"
1061:"No. 30363"
686:, and then
630:minesweeper
524:rugby union
350:Position(s)
326:31 May 2011
206:Runs scored
192:First-class
188:Competition
54:14 May 1893
1372:Categories
898:References
892:St Andrews
868:Later life
862:Portsmouth
815:Inverleith
731:Harlequins
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574:The Times
565:Claremont
302:stumpings
232:Top score
173:Hampshire
126:1922–1923
90:, England
842:The Army
569:St Lucia
536:Hawridge
528:Scotland
518:and the
480:Scotland
470:(Points)
428:(Points)
382:(Points)
320:Source:
300:Catches/
224:100s/50s
131:Somerset
80:Hawridge
856:at the
850:not out
811:England
756:side.
690:Furious
649:Harwich
641:Kempton
636:Kempton
598:on the
540:Chesham
255:Wickets
198:Matches
96:Batting
84:Chesham
1328:30 May
1306:30 May
1284:30 May
944:29 May
918:27 May
846:Lord's
773:France
655:Melton
618:Superb
355:Centre
246:bowled
107:Bowler
876:, in
781:Wales
697:Eagle
684:Argus
679:Argus
662:Tring
625:Circe
496:
455:Years
413:Years
367:Years
269:47.25
244:Balls
165:Last
154:debut
117:Years
58:Perth
1330:2011
1308:2011
1286:2011
946:2011
920:2011
888:golf
874:Fife
693:and
658:and
526:for
514:for
476:1921
465:Apps
460:Team
434:1921
423:Apps
418:Team
377:Apps
372:Team
295:3/90
219:3.50
137:1922
120:Team
104:Role
69:Died
44:Born
860:at
844:at
813:at
796:try
783:at
614:to
606:at
507:DSC
306:1/–
249:361
227:0/0
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1063:.
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665:.
632:,
586:.
542:,
538:,
444:()
402:()
324:,
167:FC
152:FC
86:,
82:,
60:,
1332:.
1310:.
1288:.
948:.
922:.
487:3
484:3
388:-
287:0
279:0
259:4
237:*
235:7
209:7
201:3
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