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- ↑ 'Young Cricketer of the Year Award Past Recipients' Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Australian Cricket Society of South Australia
- ↑ 'South Australia vs. Western Australia – Mercantile Mutual Cup 1998/9'
- ↑ 'Rogers defies Redbacks again to force draw', The Age, 12 November 2002
- ↑ South Australian Cricket Association Media Release, 'Chris Davies retires from first class cricket', 3 March 2004
- ↑ South Australian Cricket Association Media Release, 'Chris Davies recognised with Tanya Denver Award', 7 February 2004.
- ↑ 'Ben Johnson wins 2005 Bradman Medal' Archived 21 June 2005 at archive.today , Official SACA Website, 16 March 2005
- ↑ 'Chris Davies Profile' Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Official Website of the Melbourne Cricket Club, 1 May 2007
- ↑ 'MCC appoints Adam Dale as head cricket coach' Archived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Official Website of the Melbourne Cricket Club, 1 May 2008
- ↑ 'Chris Davies joins the ACA' [ permanent dead link ], Australian Cricketers' Association
- ↑ Candice Keller, 'Redback new Eagles boss', The Advertiser/AdelaideNow, 25 September 2008.
- ↑ 'CEO Chris Davies Tenders Resignation' Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Official Website of the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club, 2 October 2012.
- ↑ 'AdelaideNow', Davies Lands SANFL Job, 2 October 2012.