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Full name | Derek Preston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leyton, Essex, England | 12 January 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1959 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,17 June 2012 |
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