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- 1 2 Alan Gardner, "Stokes nerve guides Durham to title", ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Ged Scott, "One-Day Cup final: Durham beat Warwickshire at Lord's", BBC Sport, 20 September 2014.