Thomas John Bartley (19 March 1908 – 2 April 1964) was a

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umpire. Born in

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, Tom Bartley represented

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in the

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from 1933 to 1939 and played for

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in the Lancashire League in 1946. He was one of the best fast bowlers in Liverpool league cricket, taking all 10 wickets once and nine wickets in an innings nine times. He made his most notable contribution to cricket as an umpire. He stood in 321 matches of first-class cricket from 1948 to 1960, including six home Tests against

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and

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from 1954 to 1956.

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* 1908 births 1964 deaths People from Northop Sportspeople from Flintshire English cricketers Cheshire cricketers English Test cricket umpires {{England-cricket-bio-1900s-stub