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- ↑ "Lincolnshire lose second final as Berkshire claim Unicorns Championship title". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Unicorn Counties Championship Competition Rules" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Unicorns Championship Eastern Division - 2017, MCCA. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ↑ Unicorns Championship Western Division - 2017, MCCA. Retrieved 2018-05-21.