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- ↑ "Player profile: John Kirby" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Kirby" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kirby" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
