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732:Sri Lankans
724:New Zealand
689:Alex Massie
507:3 July 2008
285:Runs scored
243:Competition
174:West Indies
148:West Indies
1523:Categories
1288:1990–1993
1261:1983–1984
1247:Asif Iqbal
806:References
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784:Birmingham
669:Ian Botham
567:-scoring.
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