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Kenneth Cranston was an English amateur cricketer,who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and eight times for England,in 1947 and 1948. He retired from playing cricket to concentrate on his career as a dentist.
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Gary Simon Ballance is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a leg break bowler,who currently plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and used to play for England. He was born in Harare,Zimbabwe.
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