Richard James Edward Hindley (born 25 April 1975 in

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) is a retired English

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er. Hindley is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm

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. Hindley made his List-A debut for the

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in the 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy against the Kent Cricket Board. Hindley went on to represent

in a single first-class match in 2003 against

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where he made a half-century on debut, scoring 68 * in Hampshire's second innings. At the end of the 2003 season he was released by the club. Since his exit from professional cricket, he has become the head of coaching at Serious Cricket and he coaches youth district and county level sides .

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