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- ↑ "Western Province v MCC 1922-23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ↑ "South Africa v S. B. Joel's XI 1924-25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ↑ "Border v Western Province 1923-24". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
