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- ↑ "4th Test, Adelaide, January 27 - February 01, 1961, West Indies tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Western Australia v Australian XI, 1960/61". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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- ↑ "Western Australia v South Australia 1959-60". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2021.