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- ↑ Queensland v Western Australia, 10–13 February 1978, at the Gabba – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Fremantle (FR)" (PDF). Fixture Book 2010-2011. Western Australian Cricket Association. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ Office-bearers 2010–11 Archived 1 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
