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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Auckland, Feb 10 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> - Former New Zealand skipper Bevan Congdon passed away on Saturday, one day short of his 80th birthday after a long bout of illness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Congdon, who led New Zealand to their first Test win over Australia, skippered the side on 17 occasions. Congdon made his New Zealand debut in 1965 and played 61 Tests in a career spanning 13 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Batting mostly at No. 3, he scored 3,448 runs at an average of 32.22, and scored seven hundreds including two in back-to-back innings in England in 1973. He is survived by his wife Shirley, his daughters Ali and Sandy, and grandchildren Matthew, Joshua, Lily and Reeves.<\/p>\r\n",
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