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Top 10 Australian Opening Batsmen In ODIs

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Australian opening batsmen in ODI Cricket of all time.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
3.5. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Familiar Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfamiliar Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WORLD CUP
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS
Nations Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from Australia.

  • The Rating of the players from Australia remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
  • Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from Australia.
Position Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to include performances of opening batsmen. Innings played only at the specified position are counted in this rating.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns (Runs and SR)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  • TS Points: 250.00(Max); Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Top Teams (TT) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT and NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 30

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns (SR) 100.00

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period of ODI cricket is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 237 8648 160.00
1 GR Marsh AUS 1986 1992 1989 115 4357 80.61
2 GM Wood AUS 1978 1985 1981.5 68 2017 37.32
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1994 2012 2003 340 15310 200.00
1 AC Gilchrist AUS 1998 2008 2003 259 9200 120.18
2 ML Hayden AUS 1993 2008 2000.5 147 5892 76.97
3 ME Waugh AUS 1993 2002 1997.5 141 5729 74.84
4 DC Boon AUS 1986 1995 1990.5 118 3995 52.19
5 SR Watson AUS 2006 2013 2009.5 93 3883 50.73
6 BJ Haddin AUS 2004 2014 2009 47 1562 20.40
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS RG Sharma IND 2011 2025 2018 184 9138 160.00
1 DA Warner AUS 2009 2023 2016 157 6888 120.60
2 AJ Finch AUS 2013 2022 2017.5 140 5386 94.31

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly, it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Positions at which a batsman has played.
  • Venues at which he has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500
Min Runs (TT) 1500

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS S Gill 50 8 2509 14 59.74 58.78 100.00
1 ME Waugh 141 11 5729 32 44.07 45.23 76.95
2 ML Hayden 147 14 5892 33 44.30 45.22 76.93
3 SR Watson 93 7 3883 25 45.15 44.95 76.47
4 DA Warner 157 5 6888 33 45.32 44.83 76.27
5 GR Marsh 115 6 4357 22 39.97 42.53 72.35
6 AJ Finch 140 3 5386 30 39.31 38.75 65.92
7 GM Wood 68 8 2017 10 33.62 37.62 64.00
8 AC Gilchrist 259 7 9200 53 36.51 37.43 63.68
9 DC Boon 118 2 3995 24 34.44 36.86 62.72
10 BJ Haddin 47 1 1562 10 33.96 34.20 58.18

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS BC Lara 44 5 1902 13 48.77 51.90 150.00
1 SR Watson 46 6 2067 14 51.68 51.44 148.69
2 ML Hayden 90 6 3898 20 46.40 47.37 136.91
3 GR Marsh 91 5 3538 16 41.14 43.77 126.51
4 DA Warner 112 2 4819 24 43.81 43.34 125.26
5 AJ Finch 108 3 4361 24 41.53 40.94 118.32
6 GM Wood 58 7 1693 7 33.20 37.15 107.37
7 ME Waugh 101 6 3417 17 35.97 36.91 106.69
8 AC Gilchrist 172 2 6076 36 35.74 36.64 105.91
9 DC Boon 97 2 3197 19 33.65 36.02 104.11
10 BJ Haddin 34 1 1179 8 35.73 35.98 104.00

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500
Min Runs (TT) 1500
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 7518 7169 104.87 101.28 100.00
1 AC Gilchrist 9200 9385 98.03 98.17 96.94
2 DA Warner 6888 7090 97.15 86.65 85.56
3 SR Watson 3883 4234 91.71 85.28 84.21
4 ME Waugh 5729 7461 76.79 79.80 78.80
5 AJ Finch 5386 6141 87.71 78.35 77.37
6 ML Hayden 5892 7486 78.71 78.18 77.20
7 BJ Haddin 1562 1921 81.31 75.84 74.89
8 DC Boon 3995 6215 64.28 74.79 73.84
9 GM Wood 2017 3414 59.08 72.02 71.12
10 GR Marsh 4357 7799 55.87 65.14 64.32

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS Shahid Afridi 2588 2507 103.23 104.75 150.00
1 AC Gilchrist 6076 6094 99.70 99.85 142.99
2 DA Warner 4819 4887 98.61 87.95 125.94
3 SR Watson 2067 2386 86.63 80.56 115.36
4 ML Hayden 3898 4861 80.19 79.66 114.07
5 BJ Haddin 1179 1415 83.32 77.72 111.29
6 ME Waugh 3417 4618 73.99 76.90 110.12
7 AJ Finch 4361 5114 85.28 76.18 109.09
8 DC Boon 3197 5024 63.63 74.04 106.02
9 GM Wood 1693 2890 58.58 71.41 102.26
10 GR Marsh 3538 6238 56.72 66.13 94.70

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Non Weak Teams of all time. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK ERA 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS DL Haynes 152* 148 145* 142* 138* 133* 123* 140.14 150.00
1 GR Marsh 126* 125* 125 113 111* 110 106* 116.57 124.77
2 GM Wood 114* 108 104* 98* 91 81 73 95.57 102.29
RANK ERA 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar 200* 186* 175 163* 143 141* 141 164.14 150.00
1 ML Hayden 181* 158 146 126 117 114 111 136.14 124.41
2 SR Watson 185* 161* 136* 126 122 116* 105* 135.86 124.15
3 AC Gilchrist 154 149 131 128 124 122 121* 132.71 121.28
4 ME Waugh 173 133* 130 126 116 115* 112* 129.29 118.15
5 DC Boon 122 111 102* 100 100 93 87 102.14 93.34
6 BJ Haddin 110 109 88* 78 62 55 54 79.43 72.58
RANK ERA 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS RG Sharma 264 209 208* 171* 162 159 152* 189.29 150.00
1 DA Warner 179 173 166 163 163 156 130 161.43 127.92
2 AJ Finch 153* 153 135 124 121 116 114 130.86 103.70

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate against Non Weak Teams. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings.

Criteria: Points For R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS BB McCullum 77/25 80/28 51/22 59/26 55/25 238.05 150.00
1 AC Gilchrist 38/20 69/37 51/29 83/50 76/46 174.43 109.91
2 SR Watson 185/96 72/40 51/34 45/31 69/51 155.72 98.12
3 ML Hayden 101/68 41/30 59/48 66/54 45/37 130.77 82.40
4 DA Warner 56/34 29/18 35/23 179/128 78/56 129.82 81.80
5 AJ Finch 55/19 53/34 56/46 33/28 62/53 128.54 81.00
6 BJ Haddin 88/65 78/61 32/26 36/31 55/50 115.69 72.90
7 DC Boon 62/59 48/47 36/37 87/90 111/118 114.02 71.85
8 ME Waugh 173/148 106/97 83/83 31/31 95/96 111.47 70.24
9 GM Wood 91/84 26/28 42/52 35/44 30/38 111.00 69.94
10 GR Marsh 125/121 39/44 125/145 126/150 113/140 102.61 64.65

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP RAT PRI PTS
1 AC Gilchrist 120.18 169.58 239.92 121.28 109.91 760.88 380.44
2 DA Warner 120.60 201.52 211.50 127.92 81.80 743.35 371.68
3 SR Watson 50.73 225.16 199.57 124.15 98.12 697.73 348.86
4 ML Hayden 76.97 213.84 191.27 124.41 82.40 688.89 344.45
5 AJ Finch 94.31 184.24 186.46 103.70 81.00 649.70 324.85
6 ME Waugh 74.84 183.64 188.92 118.15 70.24 635.78 317.89
7 GR Marsh 80.61 198.87 159.02 124.77 64.65 627.92 313.96
8 DC Boon 52.19 166.83 179.86 93.34 71.85 564.07 282.04
9 GM Wood 37.32 171.36 173.38 102.29 69.94 554.30 277.15
10 BJ Haddin 20.40 162.18 186.18 72.58 72.90 514.25 257.13

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Familiar Conditions 200.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 AC Gilchrist 103 3832 37.57 101.13 698.17 139.63
2 DA Warner 64 2992 46.75 99.30 652.28 130.46
3 ME Waugh 59 2472 45.78 75.74 600.30 120.06
4 GR Marsh 72 2477 35.90 54.11 587.16 117.43
5 ML Hayden 56 1994 39.10 73.72 536.47 107.29
6 DC Boon 73 2426 34.17 62.09 529.99 106.00
7 AJ Finch 55 1955 35.55 85.00 523.45 104.69
8 SR Watson 22 923 43.95 94.76 522.12 104.42
9 GM Wood 41 1249 34.69 56.80 520.01 104.00
10 BJ Haddin 16 594 39.60 85.59 452.84 90.57

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DA Warner 93 3896 44.27 95.56 745.67 596.53
2 AC Gilchrist 156 5368 35.79 95.93 737.04 589.63
3 ML Hayden 91 3898 47.54 81.53 711.62 569.30
4 SR Watson 71 2960 45.54 90.80 697.03 557.62
5 AJ Finch 85 3431 41.84 89.33 678.24 542.59
6 ME Waugh 82 3257 42.86 77.60 632.22 505.78
7 GR Marsh 43 1880 47.00 58.37 627.78 502.22
8 DC Boon 45 1569 34.87 67.98 544.80 435.84
9 GM Wood 27 768 32.00 63.21 519.93 415.94
10 BJ Haddin 31 968 31.23 78.89 462.26 369.81

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 AC Gilchrist 211 7416 36.18 98.53 875.40 175.08
2 DA Warner 118 5300 46.49 97.55 812.06 162.41
3 ML Hayden 122 4686 42.60 77.94 771.88 154.38
4 ME Waugh 106 4316 44.49 75.84 746.64 149.33
5 SR Watson 64 2432 39.87 89.81 681.53 136.31
6 AJ Finch 103 3856 37.80 87.32 669.70 133.94
7 GR Marsh 89 3241 38.58 54.65 649.06 129.81
8 DC Boon 94 3061 33.27 61.99 621.47 124.29
9 GM Wood 57 1747 34.94 58.18 604.68 120.94
10 BJ Haddin 30 1069 36.86 85.38 577.99 115.60

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Watson 29 1451 58.04 95.09 815.33 652.27
2 DA Warner 39 1588 41.79 95.84 813.96 651.17
3 AC Gilchrist 48 1784 37.96 96.02 805.72 644.58
4 AJ Finch 37 1530 43.71 88.70 780.83 624.67
5 ME Waugh 35 1413 42.82 79.83 699.19 559.35
6 ML Hayden 25 1206 52.43 81.82 683.89 547.11
7 GR Marsh 26 1116 44.64 59.71 652.80 522.24
8 DC Boon 24 934 38.92 73.14 620.00 496.00
9 GM Wood 11 270 27.00 65.69 420.53 336.42
10 BJ Haddin 17 493 29.00 73.69 406.69 325.35

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 AC Gilchrist 589.63 139.63 644.58 175.08 1,548.92 154.89
2 DA Warner 596.53 130.46 651.17 162.41 1,540.57 154.06
3 SR Watson 557.62 104.42 652.27 136.31 1,450.62 145.06
4 AJ Finch 542.59 104.69 624.67 133.94 1,405.89 140.59
5 ML Hayden 569.30 107.29 547.11 154.38 1,378.08 137.81
6 ME Waugh 505.78 120.06 559.35 149.33 1,334.52 133.45
7 GR Marsh 502.22 117.43 522.24 129.81 1,271.71 127.17
8 DC Boon 435.84 106.00 496.00 124.29 1,162.13 116.21
9 GM Wood 415.94 104.00 336.42 120.94 977.30 97.73
10 BJ Haddin 369.81 90.57 325.35 115.60 901.32 90.13

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DA Warner 28 1506 55.78 100.47 885.59 885.59
2 ML Hayden 21 987 51.95 92.94 756.07 756.07
3 AC Gilchrist 31 1085 36.17 97.92 754.03 754.03
4 ME Waugh 17 859 57.27 81.58 725.82 725.82
5 DC Boon 12 722 60.17 74.28 719.52 719.52
6 GR Marsh 13 579 48.25 58.54 698.07 698.07
7 AJ Finch 18 787 43.72 98.25 684.01 684.01
8 BJ Haddin 6 332 55.33 78.86 500.00 500.00
8 SR Watson 6 290 48.33 92.36 500.00 500.00
8 GM Wood 5 144 36.00 56.25 500.00 500.00
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DA Warner 50 2800 59.57 101.49 819.22 819.22
2 SR Watson 50 2257 49.07 96.91 777.77 777.77
3 ML Hayden 50 2357 51.24 83.82 769.46 769.46
4 AJ Finch 50 2581 53.77 87.11 724.16 724.16
5 AC Gilchrist 50 1947 39.73 104.06 723.42 723.42
6 ME Waugh 50 2246 47.79 78.23 708.22 708.22
7 GR Marsh 50 2236 49.69 56.87 708.00 708.00
8 DC Boon 50 1936 38.72 69.44 640.96 640.96
9 GM Wood 50 1524 35.44 61.01 594.46 594.46
10 BJ Haddin 43 1334 31.76 81.64 531.55 531.55
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact in terms of Runs or Strike Rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • Both Inns are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 25 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 30.00% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are 10.00% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis % RAT WTG
1 AC Gilchrist 252 75 29.76 734.30 734.30
2 SR Watson 86 26 30.23 670.47 670.47
3 DA Warner 152 39 25.66 591.67 591.67
4 ML Hayden 133 37 27.82 575.66 575.66
5 GR Marsh 109 24 22.02 520.13 520.13
6 AJ Finch 137 30 21.90 514.06 514.06
7 ME Waugh 130 31 23.85 440.07 440.07
8 BJ Haddin 46 9 19.57 412.70 412.70
9 DC Boon 116 18 15.52 315.20 315.20
10 GM Wood 60 8 13.33 275.53 275.53

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BATSMAN WC TF II SEC RAT
1 DA Warner 88.56 81.92 59.17 229.65
2 AC Gilchrist 75.40 72.34 73.43 221.18
3 ML Hayden 75.61 76.95 57.57 210.12
4 SR Watson 50.00 77.78 67.05 194.82
5 GR Marsh 69.81 70.80 52.01 192.62
6 AJ Finch 68.40 72.42 51.41 192.22
7 ME Waugh 72.58 70.82 44.01 187.41
8 DC Boon 71.95 64.10 31.52 167.57
9 BJ Haddin 50.00 53.15 41.27 144.42
10 GM Wood 50.00 59.45 27.55 137.00

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK OV RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 5 AC Gilchrist AUS 380.44 154.89 221.18 756.51
2 6 DA Warner AUS 371.68 154.06 229.65 755.38
3 15 ML Hayden AUS 344.45 137.81 210.12 692.37
4 18 SR Watson AUS 348.86 145.06 194.82 688.75
5 20 AJ Finch AUS 324.85 140.59 192.22 657.66
6 27 ME Waugh AUS 317.89 133.45 187.41 638.75
7 29 GR Marsh AUS 313.96 127.17 192.62 633.75
8 42 DC Boon AUS 282.04 116.21 167.57 565.82
9 60 GM Wood AUS 277.15 97.73 137.00 511.88
10 68 BJ Haddin AUS 257.13 90.13 144.42 491.68

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA

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