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- ↑ Combined Leeward and Windward Islands v Jamaica 1970-71
- ↑ West Indies v India, Bridgetown 1970-71
- ↑ Sobers, G. (1988) Twenty Years at the Top, Macmillan, London, p.24
- ↑ "Sri Lanka pinch a classic". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
