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944:Underarm era
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425:A. N. Hornby
296:
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62:heavy roller
43:
15:
654:Alec Watson
617:Alfred Shaw
573:in innings
486:180 not out
385:W. G. Grace
345:Lord Harris
60:before the
2103:Categories
831:072701868X
798:References
659:Lancashire
589:Derbyshire
576:10 wickets
465:Fred Grace
450:78 not out
430:Lancashire
183:Lancashire
107:Derbyshire
1684:1940–1944
1574:1915–1918
1256:1846–1863
1251:1826–1845
1217:1811–1825
1017:1751–1771
962:1726–1740
578:in match
571:5 wickets
506:Yorkshire
324:Not outs
278:Yorkshire
202:Middlesex
145:Hampshire
825:; p. 53
720:WG Grace
565:Average
333:Average
321:Innings
318:Matches
54:shooters
28:←
957:to 1725
46:cricket
37:→
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758:Events
259:Sussex
240:Surrey
101:Drawn
92:Played
89:County
58:Lord's
778:Notes
742:12.94
705:12.21
672:11.82
553:Team
550:Name
525:27.65
489:27.94
453:30.76
413:32.56
373:35.89
336:100s
327:Runs
315:Team
312:Name
2084:2024
2079:2023
2074:2022
2069:2021
2064:2020
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1007:1749
1002:1748
997:1747
992:1746
987:1745
982:1744
977:1743
972:1742
967:1741
884:1876
827:ISBN
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736:2473
733:6765
708:5/19
675:5/57
642:8/25
639:9.34
633:1495
630:7021
605:9/80
602:7.37
593:2284
407:1498
350:Kent
339:50s
164:Kent
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30:1874
739:191
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696:919
666:331
663:893
636:160
626:MCC
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519:968
483:978
447:646
434:MCC
410:152
394:MCC
367:682
354:MCC
95:Won
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702:23
681:0
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120:1
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404:2
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269:2
266:5
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247:3
231:1
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171:2
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