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- 1 2 3 "New Zealand Minor Associations v Australians". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Minor Associations' Team". Evening Post: 4. 21 February 1921.
- ↑ "Australians' second visit: Minor Associations' team". Evening Post: 12. 5 March 1921.
- ↑ "Other Matches played by New Zealand Minor Associations". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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