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- ↑ Miscellaneous matches played by Geoffrey Cook, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- 1 2 Queens College Cricket Club, Queens' College, Cambridge. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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- 1 2 Past Cricket Internationals & Blues, Queens' College, Cambridge. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ↑ Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood - Highest partnership for each wicket in first-class cricket, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
