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- ↑ "Player profile: Roger Jackson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Roger Jackson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Jackson" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2020.