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- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Trevor Jack" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Trevor Jack" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
