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- ↑ Many scorecards from this period are incomplete, with Smith's six wicket haul being the best recorded haul at the ground. It is also difficult therefore to ascertain the best figures in the match from incomplete date.
- ↑ Sugg, Willie. "A History of Cambridgeshire Cricket 1700 – 1890 (1800-21)" . Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- 1 2 "First-Class Matches played on University Ground, Barnwell, Cambridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ Sugg, Willie. "A History of Cambridgeshire Cricket 1700 – 1890 (1822-37)" . Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club, 1829". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "University Ground, Barnwell, Cambridge – Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Cambridge Town Club, 1821". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cambridge University, 1825". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2013.