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- ↑ "Somerset v New Zealanders". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ↑ "Kent v Northants". Wisden.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes in a County game against Somerset off Dennis Breakwell". www.cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.