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- ↑ County Championship Division One preview, from Cricinfo, retrieved 2 October 2006
- ↑ Essex v Sussex in 2002, from CricketArchive, retrieved 2 October 2006
- ↑ Sussex release trio, from Cricinfo, retrieved 2 October 2006