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- ↑ "Ngoche suspended for illegal action". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ↑ "Kenya's Ngoche undergoes test on bowling action in Lahore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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