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- 1 2 3 "Minor Counties Championship 2012 Points Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship 2012 Bowling (Ordered by wickets)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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