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- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by David Docwra" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Worcestershire, 1974" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "David Docwra Scholarship". www.spca.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2020.