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- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harvey Anderson". Cricket archive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Colts Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club". Cricket archive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Other matches played by Harvey Anderson (3)". Cricket archive. 12 August 2008.