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- 1 2 Siggins, Ger. "Trinity players in Varsity game". www.cricketeurope.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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- ↑ "Cambridge University v Oxford University, 2020" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2020.