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- ↑ "Player profile: Matt Green" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Matt Green" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Matt Green" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2020.