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613:Robert Miles
493:Isaac Walker
453:A. N. Hornby
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569:in innings
438:148 not out
373:Bunny Lucas
333:W. G. Grace
2117:Categories
845:072701868X
823:References
721:Derbyshire
585:Lancashire
572:10 wickets
458:Lancashire
413:Frank Penn
171:Lancashire
95:Derbyshire
1698:1940–1944
1588:1915–1918
1270:1846–1863
1265:1826–1845
1231:1811–1825
1031:1751–1771
976:1726–1740
782:Yorkshire
651:Yorkshire
574:in match
567:5 wickets
498:Middlesex
312:Not outs
266:Yorkshire
190:Middlesex
133:Hampshire
839:; p. 53
561:Average
321:Average
309:Innings
306:Matches
28:←
971:to 1725
52:(MCC).
46:cricket
37:→
843:
778:Wisden
754:Events
382:Surrey
247:Sussex
228:Surrey
89:Drawn
80:Played
77:County
803:Notes
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701:11.86
664:11.66
631:11.21
598:11.16
549:Team
546:Name
521:29.18
481:30.26
441:31.00
401:34.66
361:39.83
324:100s
315:Runs
303:Team
300:Name
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725:MCC
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688:MCC
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625:258
592:949
515:788
502:MCC
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