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- ↑ "Player profile: John McGrady" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John McGrady" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John McGrady" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- 1 2 "John McGrady". www.new.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
