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- ↑ List A matches played by Shahid Bwibo – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Standard Bank Cup 1996/97 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Natal v Kenya, Standard Bank Cup 1996/97 (Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Nick Deverell (14 February 2008). "Sahara Elite League starts this weekend" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 30 April 2015.