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- ↑ "Warwickshire v Gloucestershire 1982". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Fissler, Neil (24 November 2015). "Where are they now? Durham – Minor Counties champions 1980". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 18 June 2019.