Charles Frederick Hartley (born 4 January 1994), known as Charlie Hartley, is an English former professional

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er who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm swing bowler who

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right-handed. He made his

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debut for Kent against Leicestershire in July 2014.Leicestershire v Kent: Claydon too hot for home side
BBC sport website, 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2016-05-22. Hartley was born in

Redditch Redditch is a town, and local government district, in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century, it became the international centre for the ...

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and attended

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where he played in the cricket First XI.Kent Cricket sign young fast bowlers Charlie Hartley and Matt Hunn after impressing on trial with 2nd XI
''Kent Online'', 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
, ''Central Somerset Gazette'', 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2016-05-22. Having played for

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youth teamsTeams Charlie Hartley played for
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-22. and appearing for the Kent Second XI during the 2013 season, he signed a professional contract with the club in September 2013.Kent sign fast bowlers Charlie Hartley and Matt Hunn
BBC sport website, 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-22. His initial trial with Kent was arranged by former Kent and England bowler Richard Ellison who taught at Millfield.Storey A (2020
Former Kent Cricket fast bowler Charlie Hartley talks about the journey to a different career
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'', 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-06-30. Hartley played four times for Kent during the 2014 season, twice in first-class matches and twice in List A matches against Sri Lanka and New Zealand A.List A matches played by Charlie Hartley
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-22.Surrey v Kent - Day Two
''Sporting Life'', 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2016-05-22.Hartley, Hunn - Kent's young pacemen
Kent County Cricket Club, 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2016-05-22. He made two List A appearances in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup, returning his best bowling figures in List A cricket of 2/26 against

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Denly guides Kent to comfortable win
CricInfo, 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-07. and was rewarded with a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2016 season.Bruce A (2016
Hartley extends Kent contract
Kent Sport News, 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25. He has continued to play for Kent in Second XI matches as well as playing for Canterbury Cricket Club,

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and

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in the

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and playing grade cricket in New South Wales for Newcastle City.Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League season starts
Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-22.Kent trio to join Mitch Claydon at Newcastle City
Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2016-05-22. Hartley played club cricket for Durbanville in the

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in South Africa during the 2016−17 English winter.Hartley and Qayyum join South African clubs for winter
Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-03-04. He injured a shoulder whilst fielding for the club and, as a result, missed Kent's matches in the

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competition in the Caribbean during January and February 2017.Charlie Hartley to play in Tanzania tournament
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-04. After rehabilitation work on the injury he travelled to

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to play for St Gobain Strikers in the Advanced Players League T20 competition, part of a group of 12 overseas players brought in to strengthen the competition.Jongo S (2017
Anxiety as Advanced cricket league takes off today in Dar
''The Citizen'', 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-04.Charlie Hartley pushing claim for regular action
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-24. Hartley played his third first-class match for Kent, his first since 2014, against the touring West Indians on 6 August 2017 during the 166th

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.Radford hails workout for batsmen
CricInfo, 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-09. He took 4/80 in the first innings and a total of 6 wickets in the drawn match as the tourists struggled against a young Kent bowling attack. At the end of the 2017 season Hartley was released by Kent.Charlie Hartley to leave Kent
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-10-02.Hoad A (2017
Charlie Hartley joins Adam Ball and Hugh Bernard in being released by Kent
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'', 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-02. He has since developed an educational

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and a website which aims to connect young cricketers with professional mentors.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartley, Charlie 1994 births Living people English cricketers Kent cricketers Sportspeople from Redditch People educated at Millfield Cricketers from Worcestershire