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971:"Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Evans"
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135:Termagant
133:HMS
126:HMS
107:1900–1944
873:against
822:Montreal
778:George V
439:Source:
419:Catches/
346:100s/50s
269:(cousin)
264:(cousin)
122:Commands
92:Service/
1317:17 June
1291:17 June
911:average
905:in the
881:in the
796:in the
784:in the
757:of the
717:captain
701:Seymour
683:Michael
655:of the
651:in the
613:Admiral
592:Canopus
558:England
538:William
374:Wickets
320:Matches
259:(uncle)
232:Bowling
224:Batting
142:Seymour
128:Michael
982:London
887:Surrey
866:Lord's
834:Mayday
814:Ottawa
765:Exeter
750:Nelson
708:Vectis
704:, and
534:Dudley
494:Ottawa
365:bowled
237:medium
197:Awards
162:Ottawa
156:Exeter
149:Vectis
94:branch
641:Orion
467:
388:36.56
363:Balls
341:14.09
279:Years
30:
1399:2024
1375:2024
1350:2024
1319:2024
1293:2024
1025:2018
994:Gale
990:2024
862:Army
856:the
742:and
579:HMS
556:for
536:and
504:and
476:and
425:10/–
414:4/74
282:Team
112:Rank
67:Died
48:Born
864:at
776:to
746:on
688:OBE
644:to
634:.
611:to
465:KBE
368:841
349:–/1
331:310
28:KBE
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697:,
560:.
516:.
469:CB
378:23
357:77
323:13
32:CB
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