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Full name | George Edward Given Lyness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dunmurry, Northern Ireland | 16 December 1937||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1961 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,1 January 2022 |
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