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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "First-class Bowling in Each Season by John Cushen". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "ListA Batting and Fielding in Each Season by John Cushen". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
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