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Merchant played in 95 first class games in his career from 1974 to 1998. He scored 2927 runs at an average of 27.10 with 12 50s and 1 hundred. Merchant was far more successful as a bowler where he took 118 wickets at an average of 23.80 and an economy rate of 2.17 with his best figures being 6/69.
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