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- ↑ "Player profile: Jonathan Turnbull" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Jonathan Turnbull" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Topham" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
