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- ↑ "Cambridge University v Oxford University, 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ↑ "Box". dcgs.app.box.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/dcgshistory/status/1339962575426113538 . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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