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- ↑ "Player profile: Paddy Evans" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Paddy Evans" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paddy Evans" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
