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- ↑ See Bailey, Phillip; Thorn, Phillip; and Wynne-Thomas, Peter; The Complete Who’s Who of Cricketers ( ISBN 0600346927)
- ↑ Bailey, Thorn and Wynne-Thomas; The Complete Who’s Who of Cricketers, p. 414
- ↑ Webber, Roy; The Playfair Book of Cricket Records; p. 317. Published 1951 by Playfair Books.
- ↑ Bailey; Thorn; and Wynne-Thomas; The Complete Who’s Who of Cricketers, p. 120
- ↑ Woodcock, John (editor); Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , 119th Year (1982), pp. 679-680
- ↑ Woodcock, John (editor); Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 122nd Year (1985), pp. 498-499