Richard James Mann (born 26 September 1982) is an

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former first-class cricketer. Mann was born at

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in September 1982. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Cambridge, he made three first-class appearances for

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against

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in The University Matches of 2003, 2004 and 2005. He scored 150 runs in these matches, making two half centuries with a high score of 63. In addition to playing first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Mann also made two appearances in 2003 for

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against

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and

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