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277/7
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(1/50 ov, T:278) 5/0

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145/9
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215
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(44.3/50 ov, T:216) 216/3

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John Watkins dies aged 98 ten days after contracting Covid-19

John Watkins dies aged 98 ten days after contracting Covid-19

The South Africa allrounder of the 1940s and 1950s was the oldest living male Test cricketer in the world

06-Sep-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff
'You just can't take things too seriously'

'You just can't take things too seriously'

John Watkins, 94 today, and the oldest living Test cricketer, remembers his playing days for South Africa

10-Apr-2017•Luke Alfred
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