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- 1 2 3 First-class matches played by Noel Guishard – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, Other First-Class matches in West Indies 1980/81 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, Shell Shield 1981/82 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Leeward Islands v Barbados, Shell Shield 1983/84 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Noel Guishard – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
