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Ponting

British

/ ˈpɒntɪŋ /

noun

Ricky (Thomas). born 1974, Australian cricketer; a batsman, he played in 168 test matches (1995–2012), 77 as captain; scored 13,378 runs in tests (an Australian record), and captained Australia to two World Cup wins (2003, 2007)

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"Each time we have reached out to the public, we've been provided with some lines of inquiry to follow up on, but unfortunately none have proven to be the key to finding out who this person is," said Ponting, who was on call the day the man's body was found and has led the case ever since.

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"The wetsuit that he was wearing was classed as an XXL size which gave us a weight range of approximately 200 to 220 pounds," Ponting said.

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Det Insp Anthea Ponting of Dyfed-Powys Police said she hoped the new images might finally solve the "unusual" mystery of the man in the wetsuit.

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At the inaugural tournament in 2007, Zimbabwe clinched a surprise victory over an Australia side featuring Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee et al.

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After edging Neser over the slips on 94, he drove the same bowler down the ground to join Australia great Ricky Ponting on 41 Test tons - only India's Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa's Jacques Kallis have more.

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