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- ↑ "N.Z. Cricket Team for Old Country". Star: 1. 30 September 1926.
- ↑ "Queensland v New Zealanders 1925-26". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Victoria v New Zealanders 1925-26". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "South Australia v New Zealanders 1925-26". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "New South Wales v New Zealanders 1925-26". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.