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- ↑ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 188. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ↑ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
