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- ↑ "List A Matches played on Diamond Community Ground, Georgetown (1)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ "Antigua and Barbuda v Southern Windward Islands, Red Stripe Bowl 2001/02 (Zone B)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2022.