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PlayerSpanMatInnsOversMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4510
Frank WoolleyENG1909-193063876495b2512815837/7610/4933.922.6078.25141
Ted DexterENG1958-196862805317b1862306664/106/7734.942.6080.56200
George TribeAUS1946-19473695933022/482/67165.002.61380.00000
Saliya AhangamaSL198536133.332348185/528/12419.332.6144.50010
John BracewellNZ1980-199041671400.336036531026/3210/10635.812.6182.38541
Jack RobertsonSA1935-1936351232632163/1433/16753.502.61123.00000
Chud LangtonSA1935-193915234199b1041827405/586/8945.672.61104.97410
Arthur GilliganENG1922-192511202404b731046366/711/9029.062.6166.78021
Stuart ClarkAUS2006-20092448857.32122239945/329/8923.822.6154.73620
Jason HolderWI2014-2024691221884.148349201626/4211/10330.372.6169.78481
Inshan AliWI1971-197712233718b1371621345/597/15847.682.62109.35010
Bob SimpsonAUS1960-197862846881b2533001715/578/9742.272.6296.92320
Tony DodemaideAUS1987-1992101736492953346/587/9828.032.6264.24310
Fred TruemanENG1952-19656712715178b52266253078/3112/11921.582.6249.4419173
Nigel HaigENG1921-193051017154448133/734/12234.462.6278.92000
George GiffenAUS1881-189631436391b43427911037/11710/16027.102.6262.05771
Ken FarnesENG1934-193915273932b1031719606/9610/17928.652.6265.53631
Jayananda WarnaweeraSL1986-19941015388.5901021324/258/18831.912.6372.91300
Paul ReiffelAUS1992-199835671067.127928041046/718/15226.962.6361.57350
Arjuna RanatungaSL1982-20009356395.31141040162/172/2065.002.63148.31000
Richard HadleeNZ1973-19908615021918b80996114319/5215/12322.302.6350.8525369
David BrownENG1965-196926465098b1822237795/427/9828.322.6364.53120
Chris GayleWI2000-20141031041184.52193120735/346/8142.742.6397.38220
Vernon PhilanderSA2011-2020641191898.350750002246/2110/10222.322.6350.858132
Brian CloseENG1949-196722231212b56532184/355/5329.562.6367.33200
Mushtaq MohammadPAK1959-197957705260b1772309795/289/11929.232.6366.58630
Alf GoverENG1936-1946471362635983/854/12744.882.64102.00000
John LeverENG1976-198621384433b1401951737/4610/7026.732.6460.73331
Aamer SohailPAK1992-20004746397.1801049254/544/4441.962.6495.32100
Lance KlusenerSA1996-200449841147.53183033808/648/13937.912.6486.09210
Paul StrangZIM1994-20012438953.22112522708/10910/15836.032.6581.71341
Saqlain MushtaqPAK1995-20044986234554162062088/16410/15529.842.6567.6412133
Colin MillerAUS1998-20011834681.51631805695/3210/11326.162.6559.29231
Richard CollingeNZ1965-197835627689b22833931166/639/16629.252.6566.28530
Geoff HowarthNZ1975-19854720614b2027131/131/1390.332.65204.67000
Steve WaughAUS1985-20041681501300.53293445925/288/16937.452.6584.84430
George HirstENG1897-190924444010b1461770595/489/8630.002.6567.97130
Shane WarneAUS1992-20071452736784.21742179957088/7112/12825.422.6557.49483710
Peter PhilpottAUS1965-19668132262b671000265/906/15238.462.6587.00210
Paul HarrisSA2007-201137631468.133439011036/1279/16137.872.6685.52330
Asoka de SilvaSL1985-1991101538887103282/672/124129.002.66291.00000
Mohammad MunafPAK1959-196247128.131341114/425/9631.002.6669.91100
Bob CunisNZ1964-197220384250b1401887516/769/12837.002.6683.33110
Liaqat AliPAK1975-197856808b2335963/803/8059.832.67134.67000
Somachandra De SilvaSL1982-19841219505.11081347375/599/16236.412.6781.92210
Mohammad HafeezPAK2003-20185577677.51111808534/164/4834.112.6776.74200
Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK1958-196729404406b2041959526/678/12037.672.6784.73120
Angus FraserENG1989-199846791812.443948361778/5311/11027.322.6761.455132
Mahmood HussainPAK1952-196227429852252628686/676/8838.652.6786.91420
Allan SteelENG1880-18881320340108605293/276/8320.862.6746.90000

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