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- 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by John Raybould" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Raybould" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Raybould" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1962" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-05-30.