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- ↑ He also represented Boldon CC in the Durham Senior League.Minor Counties Championship matches played by Julian Charles – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI v West Indies B, West Indies B in Zimbabwe 1986/87 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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- ↑ WICB BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine – West Indies Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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