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- ↑ Mervyn Richards – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ "The King's brother". Cricinfo. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Mervyn Richards". caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
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