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- ↑ "Player profile: Sam Cato" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Sam Cato" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sam Cato" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Sam Cato" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
