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- ↑ Cricinfo profile
- ↑ CricketArchive profile
- ↑ Teams played for by Samantha de Mel at CricketArchive
- ↑ First-class matches played by Samantha de Mel at CricketArchive
- ↑ Other matches played by Samantha de Mel at CricketArchive
- ↑ ICC Trophy matches played by Samantha de Mel at CricketArchive
- ↑ Scuderi included in Italian squad for ICC Trophy by Tony Munro, 25 April 2001 at Cricinfo
- ↑ Italy Withdraws from ICC Trophy, ICC Media Release, 25 June 2001