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- ↑ "Cambridge University v Worcestershire in 1985". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Warwickshire in 1987". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ↑ "Wiltshire v Durham in 1993". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2008.