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Waugh

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1. (Biography) Evelyn (Arthur St John) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)

2. (Biography) Mark (Edward). born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 8029 runs in 128 test matches (1991–2002)

3. (Biography) his twin brother Steve, full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 10,927 runs in 168 test matches and captained Australia to victory in the 1999 World Cup

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Waugh

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n.

Eve•lyn (Arthur St. John) (ˈiv lɪn, ˈi və-) 1903–66, English novelist.

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Summary: Melbourne [Australia], May 15 (ANI): Former Test batsman Mark Waugh has stepped down from the post of Australian national selector after serving almost four years at the job.

Mark Waugh stands down as Australian selector

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THE brother of murdered County Durham woman Carole Waugh has described two men jailed over his sister's death were "greedy, evil conmen who don't have a shred of decency between them".

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