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historically important matches of his era – the match with the M.C.C. in 1878 that the
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687:Australian
572:like one."
465:Hugh Massie
256:Runs scored
239:First-class
230:Competition
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379:stumpings
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177:Last Test
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136:(brother)
130:Relations
1550:Blackham
1409:Blackham
1255:Blackham
1139:Blackham
817:Loughnan
805:Phillips
793:Cosstick
717:Cavenagh
708:Hamilton
702:Hamilton
617:7 August
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114:roundarm
90:Nickname
1570:Garrett
1535:Murdoch
1439:Garrett
1390:Murdoch
1329:Italics
1235:Murdoch
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1114:Gregory
988:Trumper
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823:Thomson
799:Wardill
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736:Gilbert
579:to the
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317:Wickets
245:Matches
182:England
171:England
124:Batsman
106:Bowling
98:Batting
1590:Massie
1575:Giffen
1560:Bonnor
1469:Palmer
1459:Massie
1444:Giffen
1424:Cooper
1309:Jarvis
1295:Slight
1290:Palmer
1275:Groube
1265:Bonnor
964:Donnan
952:Giffen
946:Giffen
934:Giffen
898:Barnes
862:Ulyett
829:Arthur
811:Gordon
772:D'Arcy
766:Caffyn
760:Bryant
730:McKone
726:Driver
585:Wisden
536:versus
305:bowled
111:medium
1585:Jones
1580:Horan
1565:Boyle
1454:Jones
1449:Horan
1434:Evans
1419:Boyle
1285:Moule
1270:Boyle
1164:Kelly
1159:Horan
1149:Boyle
1124:Allan
970:Lyons
940:Lyons
928:Lyons
922:Trott
916:Moses
874:Horan
754:Wills
748:Lewis
742:Wills
386:154/–
369:3/111
337:29.81
334:40.75
311:1,295
303:Balls
275:22.14
272:23.08
262:7,816
259:1,108
197:Years
976:Hill
958:Ward
619:2016
570:look
475:and
383:21/–
372:3/12
286:5/30
234:Test
200:Team
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