Robert Garry Hart (born 2 December 1974) is a New Zealand

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er. He was the first-choice Test wicket-keeper for the

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following the retirement of

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. Hart played 11 Tests for his country and took 29 catches and one stumping before retiring in August 2004. He did not feature much at international level with the bat but scored a solitary fifty against the

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. His brother,

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, also played cricket for

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and

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. Hart is a member of the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand.

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1974 births Living people New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Cricketers from Hamilton, New Zealand Wicket-keepers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1970s-stub