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- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Denny" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Denny" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Christ Church Matters (PDF). Christ Church, Oxford. 2006. p. 9.
- 1 2 Reynolds, Anna (23 April 2015). "UK Athletics hires Chris Denny to head comms for 2017 World Athletics Championships". PRWeek . Retrieved 31 May 2020.