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- ↑ Wisden 1964, p. 332.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Peter Mountford.html". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ "Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Peter Mountford.html". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.