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References
- ↑ G. B. Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- ↑ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- ↑ H. T. Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906
- ↑ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1896