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- ↑ First-class matches played by Livingstone Lawrence – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago Archived 15 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Shell Shield 1983/84 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1983/84 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1984/85 (ordered by runs) Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ West Indies Under-23s v New Zealanders Archived 26 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine , New Zealand in West Indies 1984/85 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Zimbabwe v West Indies B Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , West Indies B in Zimbabwe 1986/87 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ West Indies / Players / Livingstone Lawrence Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2016.