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References
- ↑ Wisden 1965, p. 338.
- ↑ Peter Gibbs batting by season
- ↑ Derbyshire v Somerset 1969
- ↑ Wisden 1969, p. 348.
- ↑ Wisden 1974, pp. 806-7.
- ↑ Peter Gibbs at IMDb
- ↑ Settling the Score page at Methuen website Archived 25 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
