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- ↑ Voltelin Albert William van der Bijl
- ↑ The Blue Book: A History of Western Province Cricket, 1890-2011 page 51
- 1 2 Woodcock, John, ed. (1981). Wisden Cricketers' Almanac. Cricketer of the Year - 1981: Vintcent van der Bijl. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "First class bowling in England for 1980 (ordered by average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ↑ "van der Bijl named ICC umpires' and referees' manager". ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- Vintcent van der Bijl at ESPNcricinfo
- Profile from CricketArchive
- Profile Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine from Cricket Online
- Biography as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981
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