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References
- ↑ "Derbyshire v Somerset". cricketarchive.com. 17 June 1936. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ↑ "Somerset v Yorkshire". cricketarchive.com. 17 June 1936. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ↑ David Foot. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: A History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). David and Charles. p. 126. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.
- ↑ "The Minor Counties". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1949 ed.). Wisden. p. 633.
- ↑ "Bert Hunt". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.