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- ↑ "Player profile: Roger Edbrooke" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Roger Edbrooke" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Edbrooke" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Roger Edbrooke" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
