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acscricket.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"The First Test Match" Archived 8 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine Cricket, issue 379, 28 December 1894, pp. 463–464.

adelaidenow.com.au (Global: 3,037^th place; English: 1,711^th place)

"Game on: a rich sporting history" Archived 8 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Hilferty, Tim: The Advertiser. 5 May 2012.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

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archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.co.uk

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bloomsbury.com (Global: 5,297^th place; English: 3,439^th place)

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cosmosmagazine.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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cricinfo.com (Global: 689^th place; English: 402^nd place)

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"A Dummy's Guide to Bodyline". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2008.

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cricket.com.au (Global: 2,426^th place; English: 1,275^th place)

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cricketarchive.com (Global: 988^th place; English: 545^th place)

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espncricinfo.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 49^th place)

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"AUS vs IND Cricket Scorecard, Final at London, June 07–11, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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fullonsport.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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howstat.com (Global: low place; English: 8,424^th place)

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icc-cricket.com (Global: 524^th place; English: 288^th place)

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imgci.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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iplt20.com (Global: 3,445^th place; English: 1,802^nd place)

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lords.org (Global: 4,915^th place; English: 3,023^rd place)

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nla.gov.au (Global: 275^th place; English: 181^st place)

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oldebor.wordpress.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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pcb.com.pk (Global: 4,987^th place; English: 2,639^th place)

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reading.ac.uk (Global: 8,258^th place; English: 5,314^th place)

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reuters.com (Global: 49^th place; English: 47^th place)

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sbs.com.au (Global: 990^th place; English: 621^st place)

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scorewaves.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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sen.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

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smh.com.au (Global: 132^nd place; English: 96^th place)

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thedailystar.net (Global: 593^rd place; English: 395^th place)

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theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

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thehindu.com (Global: 52^nd place; English: 35^th place)

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thenational.ae (Global: 1,154^th place; English: 752^nd place)

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theroar.com.au (Global: 7,628^th place; English: 4,334^th place)

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uclan.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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voanews.com (Global: 581^st place; English: 738^th place)

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