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156:South Africa
115:Right-handed
100:Johannesburg
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1286:1939 births
738:Andy Flower
717:Brian Taber
697:Wally Grout
633:Fourth Test
609:Second Test
598:Tiger Lance
537:Colin Bland
525:Wally Grout
514:Test career
238:Runs scored
204:Competition
1280:Categories
800:References
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683:Don Tallon
675:John Waite
651:Fifth Test
621:Third Test
590:First Test
520:John Waite
496:Roy McLean
480:Currie Cup
69:1939-09-04
1269: at
728:Rod Marsh
391:stumpings
282:Top score
185:Australia
180:Last Test
174:Australia
128:Relations
81:Transvaal
1251:Chinaman
1209:27 April
1204:Cricinfo
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1179:Cricinfo
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774:Wes Hall
766:Chinaman
417:Cricinfo
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389:Catches/
268:100s/50s
134:(father)
756:Fiction
588:In the
457:referee
314:Wickets
224:Matches
112:Batting
104:Gauteng
936:Wisden
922:Wisden
908:Wisden
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639:Wisden
553:Wisden
464:Johnny
398:292/41
299:bowled
77:Benoni
736:when
705:when
297:Balls
274:12/29
263:40.00
260:35.54
257:37.66
244:7,074
241:1,130
1211:2017
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120:Role
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