John Hartley (cricketer)

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John Hartley
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John Hartley
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type Leg-break
Tests First-class
Matches 2 84
Runs scored 15 1,380
Batting average 3.75 12.89
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 9 84*
Balls bowled 192 10,489
Wickets 1 227
Bowling average 115.00 25.40
5 wickets in innings 0 12
10 wickets in match 0 4
Best bowling 1/62 8/161
Catches/stumpings 2/0 53/0

Test debut: 10 March 1906
Last Test: 2 April 1906
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Colonel John Cabourn Hartley (born 15 November 1874 in Lincoln, England; died 8 March 1963 in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club between 1895 and 1897 and Sussex County Cricket Club between 1895 and 1898. He then went on to play for the Marylebone Cricket Club in first-class fixtures until 1926. Hartley also played Test cricket for England on their tour to South Africa in 1905-06.

In the Army, Hartley served in both the Second Boer War and the First World War, being mentioned in dispatches during both conflicts.

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