David James Benedict Hartley (born 28 March 1963) is a former English

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er. Hartley was a right-handed

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who bowled leg break. He was born at Ruscombe, Berkshire. In 1982, Hartley played 3

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fixtures for the Middlesex Second XI, but this did not earn him a contract with the county. Hartley made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1987 against

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. From 1987 to 2000, he represented the county in 65 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 2000 Championship when Berkshire played Wales Minor Counties. Hartley also played in the

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for Berkshire. His debut in that competition came in 1988 when Berkshire played Oxfordshire. From 1988 to 1997, he represented the county in 5 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Berkshire played

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in the 1997 MCCA Knockout Trophy. Additionally, he also played

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matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against

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in the

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. From 1988 to 1997, he represented the county in 7 List-A matches, with his final List-A match coming in the

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when Berkshire played Lancashie at Old Trafford. In his 7 matches, he scored 8 runs at a

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of 2.66, with a high score of 8. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 75.25, with best figures of 2/35.List-A Bowling For Each Team by David Hartley
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