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- ↑ H.S. Altham, A History of Cricket: Volume 1, 1962 edition, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, p.78.
- ↑ Shakespeare and Amateur Performance: A Cultural History - Michael Dobson, via Google Books.
- ↑ Among the Fans: From Ashes to the Arrows, a Year of Watching the Watchers - Patrick Collins via Google Books.
- 1 2 Daily Telegraph "Obituary of Sue Tilling", published 10 February 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ Canterbury Cathedral Archives & Library News, Newsletter 30, February 2005 Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine .
