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Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.
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Team sport played with a bat and ball
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Bill Ponsford
Australian cricketer (1900–1991)
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Unit of scoring in cricket
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Cricket played at the highest domestic standard
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