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- ↑ Mashonaland v Matabeleland, 30 January 2006, at Harare Sports Club – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ Mashonaland v Midlands, 2 February 2006, at Harare Sports Club – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ Easterns v Northerns, 17–19 April 2008 at Mutare Sports Club – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ Mountaineers v Southern Rocks, 22–25 September 2009 at Mutare Sports Club – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ Other matches played by Keith Kondo Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ Batting and fielding for Southern Rocks B in Franchise B League 2009–10 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2011.