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Top 10 West Indian Fast Bowlers 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. Our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers in ODI cricket from West Indies.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-10-02

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. ECONOMIC
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
3.5. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (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. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable 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 Rating

The Nations Rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from West Indies.

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

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts & Eco)
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 Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  • TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Top Teams.
  • The Top Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 40

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 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 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 221 253 150.00
1 MD Marshall WI 1980 1992 1986 134 157 93.08
2 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 98 146 86.56
3 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 1981.5 102 142 84.19
4 BP Patterson WI 1986 1993 1989.5 58 90 53.36
5 AME Roberts WI 1975 1983 1979 56 87 51.58
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 351 502 200.00
1 CA Walsh WI 1985 2000 1992.5 204 227 90.44
2 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 175 225 89.64
3 M Dillon WI 1997 2005 2001 107 130 51.79
4 IR Bishop WI 1988 1997 1992.5 83 118 47.01
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2010 2024 2017 125 241 150.00
1 KAJ Roach WI 2008 2022 2015 93 125 77.80

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.
  • Venues at which a bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 100
Min Wickets (TT) 100

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 98 2752 146 18.85 20.69 150.00
1 J Garner 98 2752 146 18.85 20.69 150.00
2 AME Roberts 56 1771 87 20.36 22.44 138.35
3 MA Holding 102 3034 142 21.37 23.22 133.69
4 CEL Ambrose 175 5429 225 24.13 24.51 126.66
5 BP Patterson 58 2206 90 24.51 24.58 126.31
6 IR Bishop 83 3126 118 26.49 26.99 115.01
7 MD Marshall 134 4233 157 26.96 28.13 110.35
8 CA Walsh 204 6915 227 30.46 30.97 100.25
9 KAJ Roach 93 3885 125 31.08 30.99 100.17
10 M Dillon 107 4217 130 32.44 32.15 96.56

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 92 2657 140 18.98 20.84 150.00
1 J Garner 92 2657 140 18.98 20.84 150.00
2 AME Roberts 54 1719 82 20.96 23.11 135.26
3 MA Holding 96 2834 131 21.63 23.51 132.94
4 CEL Ambrose 142 4483 190 23.59 23.97 130.41
5 BP Patterson 52 1979 81 24.43 24.50 127.59
6 IR Bishop 71 2701 105 25.72 26.21 119.25
7 MD Marshall 118 3754 148 25.36 26.46 118.11
8 CA Walsh 165 5529 176 31.41 31.93 97.88
9 M Dillon 75 2988 92 32.48 32.19 97.11
10 KAJ Roach 50 2243 56 40.05 39.94 78.26

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 2500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 98 5330 2752 3.10 3.51 150.00
1 J Garner 98 5330 2752 3.10 3.51 150.00
2 CEL Ambrose 175 9353 5429 3.48 3.61 145.99
3 MA Holding 102 5473 3034 3.33 3.76 139.84
4 MD Marshall 134 7175 4233 3.54 3.85 136.76
5 AME Roberts 56 3123 1771 3.40 3.94 133.51
6 CA Walsh 204 10822 6915 3.83 3.98 132.34
7 M Dillon 107 5480 4217 4.62 4.37 120.47
8 KAJ Roach 93 4579 3885 5.09 4.39 120.00
9 IR Bishop 83 4332 3126 4.33 4.51 116.80
10 BP Patterson 58 3052 2206 4.34 4.51 116.65

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 92 5042 2657 3.16 3.58 150.00
1 J Garner 92 5042 2657 3.16 3.58 150.00
2 CEL Ambrose 142 7635 4483 3.52 3.65 147.29
3 MA Holding 96 5107 2834 3.33 3.77 142.58
4 MD Marshall 118 6353 3754 3.55 3.85 139.36
5 CA Walsh 165 8812 5529 3.76 3.91 137.55
6 AME Roberts 54 2979 1719 3.46 4.01 133.91
7 M Dillon 75 3873 2988 4.63 4.38 122.64
8 BP Patterson 52 2704 1979 4.39 4.57 117.58
9 IR Bishop 71 3672 2701 4.41 4.59 116.95
10 KAJ Roach 50 2519 2243 5.34 4.60 116.70

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams from West Indies. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Waqar Younis 7/36 6/26 6/30 6/44 6/59 6.20 100.00
1 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 5/32 5/53 4/18 4.80 77.42
2 M Dillon 5/29 5/51 5/52 4/20 4/46 4.60 74.19
2 J Garner 5/31 5/38 5/47 4/10 4/45 4.60 74.19
4 IR Bishop 5/25 5/27 4/25 4/28 4/32 4.40 70.97
5 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/17 4/26 4/32 4.20 67.74
5 KAJ Roach 5/44 5/56 4/27 4/63 3/19 4.20 67.74
5 CA Walsh 5/1 4/16 4/16 4/25 4/31 4.20 67.74
8 MD Marshall 4/18 4/23 4/33 4/34 4/34 4.00 64.52
9 AME Roberts 5/22 4/27 4/32 3/15 3/26 3.80 61.29
9 BP Patterson 6/29 4/29 3/26 3/31 3/34 3.80 61.29

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 8.4/9 6.0/8 8.5/13 1.05 100.00
1 CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 8.4/9 6.0/8 8.5/13 1.05 100.00
2 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.21 86.68
3 CA Walsh 11.0/11 5.0/7 7.0/10 10.0/16 10.0/17 1.47 71.26
4 MD Marshall 6.0/5 5.0/7 5.0/8 7.2/13 5.0/9 1.61 65.07
5 MA Holding 5.3/5 10.0/15 5.0/8 6.0/10 8.4/15 1.71 61.49
6 M Dillon 8.0/8 6.5/13 10.0/20 10.0/22 10.0/26 1.88 55.83
7 AME Roberts 10.0/15 11.0/18 5.0/9 10.0/19 7.0/14 2.02 51.89
8 IR Bishop 5.0/6 10.0/20 6.0/13 9.0/22 9.5/25 2.25 46.67
9 BP Patterson 10.0/21 9.0/19 9.0/20 6.0/14 7.0/17 2.31 45.41
10 KAJ Roach 6.0/14 5.0/13 8.0/22 10.0/28 8.0/23 2.33 45.03

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 bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 J Garner 86.56 300.00 300.00 74.19 86.68 847.44 423.72
2 CEL Ambrose 89.64 257.07 293.28 77.42 100.00 817.41 408.71
3 MA Holding 84.19 266.63 282.41 67.74 61.49 762.46 381.23
4 MD Marshall 93.08 228.46 276.12 64.52 65.07 727.24 363.62
5 AME Roberts 51.58 273.61 267.42 61.29 51.89 705.78 352.89
6 CA Walsh 90.44 198.12 269.89 67.74 71.26 697.45 348.72
7 BP Patterson 53.36 253.90 234.23 61.29 45.41 648.19 324.10
8 IR Bishop 47.01 234.25 233.75 70.97 46.67 632.65 316.33
9 M Dillon 51.79 193.67 243.11 74.19 55.83 618.59 309.30
10 KAJ Roach 77.80 178.43 236.70 67.74 45.03 605.70 302.85

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
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable 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 bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 19 32 15.38 3.06 781.86 156.37
2 CEL Ambrose 52 65 25.25 3.58 683.72 136.74
3 KAJ Roach 35 52 27.94 4.78 588.26 117.65
4 MD Marshall 17 23 25.74 4.17 567.78 113.56
5 M Dillon 33 46 29.87 4.83 559.40 111.88
6 MA Holding 14 13 28.62 3.44 544.50 108.90
7 IR Bishop 19 28 25.25 4.66 535.55 107.11
8 AME Roberts 7 8 27.63 3.81 500.00 100.00
9 BP Patterson 12 17 27.41 4.62 495.76 99.15
10 CA Walsh 49 46 39.98 4.34 490.80 98.16

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 79 114 19.82 3.11 845.28 676.22
2 CEL Ambrose 123 160 23.68 3.44 821.66 657.33
3 MA Holding 88 129 20.64 3.31 810.11 648.09
4 MD Marshall 117 134 27.17 3.46 754.86 603.89
5 CA Walsh 155 181 28.04 3.68 745.78 596.62
6 AME Roberts 49 79 19.62 3.35 744.20 595.36
7 BP Patterson 46 73 23.84 4.27 676.52 541.22
8 IR Bishop 64 90 26.88 4.24 637.65 510.12
9 M Dillon 74 84 33.85 4.52 604.12 483.30
10 KAJ Roach 58 73 33.32 5.30 579.09 463.27

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 90 139 18.15 3.06 923.28 184.66
2 CEL Ambrose 128 165 23.84 3.42 801.02 160.20
3 MA Holding 90 127 21.55 3.30 799.24 159.85
4 MD Marshall 99 125 25.47 3.51 751.87 150.37
5 AME Roberts 52 82 19.83 3.36 743.22 148.64
6 IR Bishop 56 88 23.52 4.14 667.14 133.43
7 M Dillon 79 99 30.96 4.51 655.94 131.19
8 CA Walsh 126 133 33.27 3.91 634.35 126.87
9 KAJ Roach 64 86 31.10 5.02 603.57 120.71
10 BP Patterson 32 45 26.40 4.26 591.49 118.30

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 CA Walsh 78 94 26.49 3.71 895.09 716.07
2 CEL Ambrose 47 60 24.92 3.67 773.59 618.87
3 BP Patterson 26 45 22.62 4.43 772.53 618.03
4 MD Marshall 35 32 32.78 3.63 695.69 556.56
5 KAJ Roach 29 39 31.03 5.26 623.63 498.90
6 MA Holding 12 15 19.80 3.61 621.94 497.55
7 AME Roberts 4 5 29.00 4.03 500.00 400.00
7 J Garner 8 7 32.71 3.58 500.00 400.00
9 M Dillon 28 31 37.16 4.94 497.29 397.83
10 IR Bishop 27 30 35.20 4.75 492.65 394.12

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 bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 CEL Ambrose 657.33 136.74 618.87 160.20 1,573.15 157.32
2 CA Walsh 596.62 98.16 716.07 126.87 1,537.72 153.77
3 MD Marshall 603.89 113.56 556.56 150.37 1,424.37 142.44
4 J Garner 676.22 156.37 400.00 184.66 1,417.25 141.72
5 MA Holding 648.09 108.90 497.55 159.85 1,414.39 141.44
6 BP Patterson 541.22 99.15 618.03 118.30 1,376.69 137.67
7 AME Roberts 595.36 100.00 400.00 148.64 1,244.01 124.40
8 KAJ Roach 463.27 117.65 498.90 120.71 1,200.54 120.05
9 IR Bishop 510.12 107.11 394.12 133.43 1,144.78 114.48
10 M Dillon 483.30 111.88 397.83 131.19 1,124.20 112.42

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 Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Holding 11 20 17.05 2.94 632.14 632.14
2 AME Roberts 16 26 21.23 3.24 617.23 617.23
3 CEL Ambrose 17 24 20.79 3.03 575.57 575.57
4 CA Walsh 17 27 20.26 3.46 572.66 572.66
5 BP Patterson 7 15 18.53 4.21 539.12 539.12
6 MD Marshall 11 14 24.93 3.09 538.28 538.28
7 IR Bishop 6 3 64.67 3.96 500.00 500.00
8 KAJ Roach 13 20 23.30 4.61 497.11 497.11
9 J Garner 8 13 22.23 3.21 483.35 483.35
10 M Dillon 10 13 25.54 3.86 470.42 470.42
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • 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: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 50 83 15.31 2.83 889.25 889.25
2 CEL Ambrose 50 84 19.17 3.55 817.94 817.94
3 MA Holding 50 76 19.41 3.24 773.80 773.80
4 IR Bishop 50 86 20.55 4.00 764.54 764.54
5 AME Roberts 50 77 20.17 3.39 747.72 747.72
6 BP Patterson 50 83 23.66 4.43 721.55 721.55
7 M Dillon 50 72 25.67 4.32 714.86 714.86
8 CA Walsh 50 65 24.78 3.66 714.02 714.02
9 MD Marshall 50 68 22.38 3.47 710.84 710.84
10 KAJ Roach 50 74 29.78 5.17 655.96 655.96
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 80% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 40

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 J Garner 98 61 62.24 900.62 900.62
2 CEL Ambrose 175 86 49.14 750.48 750.48
3 MA Holding 102 52 50.98 747.93 747.93
4 MD Marshall 134 61 45.52 722.03 722.03
5 AME Roberts 56 28 50.00 689.65 689.65
6 CA Walsh 204 76 37.25 603.86 603.86
7 BP Patterson 58 19 32.76 460.60 460.60
8 KAJ Roach 93 31 33.33 460.53 460.53
9 M Dillon 107 30 28.04 414.66 414.66
10 IR Bishop 83 24 28.92 404.87 404.87

SECONDARY RATING

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

RANK BOWLER WC TF II TOT SEC RAT
1 J Garner 483.35 889.25 900.62 2,273.22 227.32
2 MA Holding 632.14 773.80 747.93 2,153.86 215.39
3 CEL Ambrose 575.57 817.94 750.48 2,143.99 214.40
4 AME Roberts 617.23 747.72 689.65 2,054.61 205.46
5 MD Marshall 538.28 710.84 722.03 1,971.15 197.12
6 CA Walsh 572.66 714.02 603.86 1,890.54 189.05
7 BP Patterson 539.12 721.55 460.60 1,721.27 172.13
8 IR Bishop 500.00 764.54 404.87 1,669.41 166.94
9 KAJ Roach 497.11 655.96 460.53 1,613.60 161.36
10 M Dillon 470.42 714.86 414.66 1,599.94 159.99

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 BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 4 J Garner WI 423.72 141.72 227.32 792.77
2 5 CEL Ambrose WI 408.71 157.32 214.40 780.42
3 14 MA Holding WI 381.23 141.44 215.39 738.05
4 18 MD Marshall WI 363.62 142.44 197.12 703.17
5 22 CA Walsh WI 348.72 153.77 189.05 691.55
6 28 AME Roberts WI 352.89 124.40 205.46 682.75
7 52 BP Patterson WI 324.10 137.67 172.13 633.89
8 68 IR Bishop WI 316.33 114.48 166.94 597.75
9 74 KAJ Roach WI 302.85 120.05 161.36 584.27
10 78 M Dillon WI 309.30 112.42 159.99 581.71

NON WEAK TEAMS

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

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
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 AUS PAK NZ SA BAN
FULL RATING WITH ALL NATIONS

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