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- ↑ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 2018" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "Mathew Naylor stars with double-ton in Oxford's Varsity Match victory". Oxford Mail . 6 July 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
