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- ↑ Wisden 1963, p. 633.
- ↑ "Leicestershire v Warwickshire 1962". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Jim Stewart". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "The Marriage of Warwickshire Cricketer Jim Stewart". Getty Images. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
