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- ↑ "Leicestershire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 19 July 1930. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ↑ "Nottinghamshire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 30 May 1931. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ↑ "Frederick Pratten". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 23 November 2008.