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A traditional fixture at Wimbledon is the way the BBC TV commentary box fills up with British players eliminated in the early rounds.

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Clive James
Age: 80 †
Born: 1939
Born: October 7
Died: 2019
Died: November 24
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Clive Vivian Leopold James
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