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References
- ↑ "Player profile: John Hobbs" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Hobbs" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hobbs" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Middlesex, 1957" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
