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Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm Fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only ODI(cap 44) | 7 February 1985 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 5 May 2014 |
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