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- ↑ Victoria Institute of Sport v Australian Cricket Academy scorecard
- ↑ "Fix me or take me: The ballad of Rob Baker". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ "Bracken hat-trick not enough for Blues". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
