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- ↑ "Rules for the Unicorn Counties Championship season 2021" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ NCCA Eastern Division 1 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ NCCA Eastern Division 2 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ NCCA Western Division 1 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ↑ NCCA Western Division 2 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.