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Full name | Adrian Victor Birrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa | 8 December 1960|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Harry Birrell (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Country Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1997 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1997 | Eastern Province B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 March 2010 |
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