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- ↑ "Teams played for by John Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Somerset in 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Pakistan Eaglets in 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2008.