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How Graham Gooch confirmed his arrival as a batsman of highest class – Almanack
"His masterpiece at Lord’s against Surrey lifted him above the ranks of the ordinary"
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"His masterpiece at Lord’s against Surrey lifted him above the ranks of the ordinary"
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