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    "excerpt": "New Zealand quick Tim Southee became latest member of the elite 300-wicket club when he dismissed Haris Sohail late on day four of the first Test against Pakistan at Mount Maunganui on Tuesday.\u00a0 He i",
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    "editor1": "<p>New Zealand quick Tim Southee became latest member of the elite 300-wicket club when he dismissed Haris Sohail late on day four of the first Test against Pakistan at Mount Maunganui on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He is only the third New Zealander to reach the milestone, behind Richard Hadlee who took 431 scalps from 86 Tests and Daniel Vettori with 361 wickets in 112 matches.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Globally, the 32-year-old right-armer is only the 34th bowler to reach 300 wickets in the history of Test cricket.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Southee, now in his 76th Test, first played for New Zealand as a 19-year-old when he took five for 55 against England and has since established himself as one of the world&#39;s foremost swing bowlers.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He has taken four wickets so far in the first Test against Pakistan who are 37 for three in their second innings chasing a target of 373.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Southee said before the Test that reaching the 300 milestone was not a target but &quot;when you play for long enough those things happen.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His best performance was seven for 64 in Bangalore eight years ago, the most successful return for a New Zealand bowler in India.<\/p>\r\n",
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