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- ↑ "For All Woodley pair Trevor Richards and Robert Battersby had the best result of the second evening's play in the Berkshire County Tennis Championships, at the Odney Club. Cookham, which ended last night" (Subscription). Reading Evening Post. Berkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 9 June 1971. p. 20. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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