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- 1 2 Stephen Hill; Barry Phillips (22 May 2018). Somerset Cricketers, 1946–1970 (2018 ed.). Halsgrove. pp. 140–142. ISBN 978-0-85704-325-2.
- ↑ "Somerset v Kent" . www.cricketarchive.com. 10 June 1953. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ↑ "Somerset v Leicestershire" . www.cricketarchive.com. 25 June 1955. Retrieved 28 November 2008.