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582:"Interesting Record: N.Z. Reps. of All Time"
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374:World War I
327:Australians
306:New Zealand
296:who played
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150:First-class
146:Competition
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677:Categories
419:References
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62:1889-11-03
509:Don Neely
408:Greymouth
370:Battalion
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190:Top score
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367:Infantry
360:sergeant
338:Auckland
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