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- ↑ Wisden 1969, pp. 731, 741.
- ↑ Wisden 1970, p. 812.
- ↑ "Bowling in Lancashire League Worsley Cup 1969". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jamaica v Guyana 1968-69". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Demerara v Berbice 1971-72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2016.