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- ↑ "Phillip Alleyne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/phillip-alleyne-founder-of-dominica-cricket-umpire-association-and-referee-association-has-passed/
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