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- ↑ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Naguib Verjee" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Naguib Verjee" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Kenya v Pakistan Starlets, 1986" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2021.