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- 1 2 3 ‘Big Sam’ was a hard hitter Archived 2019-02-17 at the Wayback Machine , The Island, Premasara Epasinghe
- ↑ Athula Samarasekera, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2024. (subscription required)
- ↑ There's an international cricketer in my back garden, Janaka Malwatta, ESPN cricinfo
- ↑ Sri Lanka tour of England, Only Test: England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 25-30, 1988
- ↑ Benson & Hedges World Cup, 3rd Match: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth, Feb 23, 1992
