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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Morrant Young Gun: Sam Weller, Oxford MCCU and Kent seamer, The Cricket Paper, 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- 1 2 Hoad A (2016) Kent Cricket bowler David Griffiths set to leave the club after three years, Kent Online , 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ↑ Kent Who's Who: Sam Weller, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ↑ Ex Millfield School pupil Sam Weller signs professional deal with Kent CCC Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine , Central Somerset Gazette, 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ↑ Harvey R (2015) Australia pile on the runs against Kent at Canterbury after Mitchell Marsh scores stunning hundred, Kent Online, 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-29.