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gaining him a residential qualification. At the age of 25, he returned to Sussex to play for the county of his birth, initially enjoying mixed success. At first he played as a batsman who bowled a bit, his bowling developed in 1903 to the point where he was picked for the
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England. Warner, again his captain, was reported to have sighed: "Oh, Albert. How could you?"
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said. "He has a way of letting the ball hit the bat that is certainly not impressive to the eye. Still, the fact remains, that season after season he makes as many runs as men who look twice as good as he is."
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Relf shot himself at
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England, taking five wickets for 85 in a total of 350 at
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370:, a coaching engagement with the
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690:(87): 35–36. Archived from
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592:Albert Relf bowling by team
580:Albert Relf batting by team
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815:Albert Relf
803:W. G. Grace
717:Albert Relf
698:12 February
385:Plum Warner
356:all-rounder
178:Runs scored
161:First-class
152:Competition
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906:Categories
649:7 February
619:27 January
494:References
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470:Berkshire
439:Dan Reese
400:Australia
301:stumpings
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128:Last Test
122:Australia
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72:Berkshire
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537:10 April
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435:Auckland
324:Cricinfo
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299:Catches/
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368:Norfolk
349:England
239:Wickets
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167:Matches
108:England
88:Bowling
80:Batting
761:double
669:Wisden
484:Ernest
480:Robert
427:Wisden
421:Wisden
404:Lord's
393:Sydney
345:Sussex
227:bowled
208:26/112
184:22,238
613:LXXIV
308:535/–
259:20.94
256:24.96
230:1,764
225:Balls
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194:23.11
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