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- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Andrew Henderson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Andrew Henderson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Andrew Henderson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Gloucestershire v Sussex, 1972 County Championship" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.