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1518:2019:
1510:2018:
1504:Porter
1502:2017:
1494:2016:
1488:Curran
1486:2015:
1478:2014:
1472:Stokes
1470:2013:
1462:2012:
1454:2011:
1446:2010:
1440:Taylor
1438:2009:
1432:Bopara
1430:2008:
1424:Rashid
1422:2007:
1414:2006:
1406:2005:
1398:2004:
1390:2003:
1382:2002:
1374:2001:
1366:2000:
1358:1999:
1350:1998:
1342:1997:
1334:1996:
1326:1995:
1318:1994:
1310:1993:
1302:1992:
1294:1991:
1286:1990:
1255:2023:
1247:2022:
1239:2021:
1233:Woakes
1231:2020:
1225:Stokes
1223:2019:
1215:2018:
1207:2017:
1199:2016:
1191:2015:
1183:2014:
1175:2013:
1167:2012:
1159:2011:
1153:Carter
1151:2010:
1143:2009:
1135:2008:
1129:Gibson
1127:2007:
1119:2006:
1111:2005:
1103:2004:
1095:2003:
1087:2002:
1081:Fulton
1079:2001:
1071:2000:
1063:1999:
1055:1998:
1047:1997:
1039:1996:
1031:1995:
1023:1994:
1017:Watkin
1015:1993:
1007:1992:
1001:Younis
999:1991:
991:1990:
983:1989:
975:1988:
969:Hadlee
967:1987:
959:1986:
951:1985:
945:Hadlee
943:1984:
937:McEwan
935:1983:
927:1982:
921:Hadlee
919:1981:
911:1980:
903:1979:
895:1978:
887:1977:
879:1976:
871:1975:
863:1974:
855:1973:
847:1972:
839:1971:
831:&
827:1970:
520:Durham
505:Durham
446:Surrey
275:bowled
217:14,140
102:medium
81:Height
65:London
1639:Jones
1631:Glenn
1544:Brook
1536:Brook
1456:Hales
1360:Sales
1257:Brook
1217:Denly
1209:Patel
1097:Ahmed
1049:James
1009:Walsh
993:Gooch
961:Walsh
905:Lever
897:Lever
873:Abbas
865:Stead
841:Gibbs
470:Essex
436:, an
374:114/–
371:212/–
316:23.00
310:20.44
273:Balls
247:29/64
239:28.42
236:33.81
233:39.27
223:1,279
220:7,406
134:Years
124:(son)
1702:Gaur
1694:Kemp
1512:Pope
1480:Lees
1464:Root
1448:Lyth
1416:Cook
1408:Cook
1400:Bell
1376:Peng
1312:Loye
1296:Cork
1241:Root
1185:Lyth
1057:Loye
1033:Cork
1025:Lara
985:Cook
977:Hick
833:Bond
698:2015
676:2015
592:2015
420:and
377:28/–
360:1/10
354:4/25
261:303*
253:0/10
250:4/53
137:Team
108:Role
44:Born
1552:Rew
1392:Ali
1384:Ali
1177:Ali
1065:Law
881:Lee
857:Lee
507:in
479:in
456:at
444:in
440:in
278:345
267:78*
264:161
206:267
203:249
194:T20
1724::
416:,
395:,
284:12
281:84
209:61
189:LA
184:FC
63:,
52:)
797:e
790:t
783:v
730:.
700:.
678:.
594:.
357:–
346:0
343:–
340:0
332:0
329:–
326:0
313:–
300:1
297:0
294:9
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