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- ↑ "Golden Brown!". Lancashire Telegraph . 21 July 1997. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ↑ Michael Brown talks to Surrey TV about his plan to play for three weeks in Trinidad
- ↑ Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, 2011 edition, p556.
- ↑ "Injuries force Surrey batsman Michael Brown to retire" Retrieved 9 August 2011
- ↑ "Surrey star Brown takes over as Turf Moor chairman". Lancashire Telegraph . 15 April 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.