Nickname Harts, Hannibal Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) Name Chris Hartley | Batting style Left-Hand bat Role Cricketer National side Australia Date joined 2003 | |
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Chris hartley s cricket journey
Christopher Desmond "Chris" Hartley (born 24 May 1982) in Nambour, Queensland, is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. He is their first choice wicketkeeper batsman. Chris Hartley was the College Captain of Brisbane Boys' College in 1999.
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Hartley is a hard-hitting left-hand batsman and became the first from his state since Matthew Hayden to score a debut century with 103 against South Australia in 2003–04. On 21 September 2005, he took part in Australia A's tour of Pakistan. He was part of Queensland's Pura Cup winning side for 2005–06 and took 7 catches in the final to finish with a tally for the season of 53 dismissals.
Hartley was announced Sheffield Shield player of the 2009–10 season on 15 March 2010 in the week preceding the Shield Final.
In the 2014–15 Big Bash League season, Hartley represented Sydney Thunder.
In 2016, he took his 500th Sheffield Shield catch, the first wicket-keeper to do so. In February 2017 he equaled Darren Berry's record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in the Sheffield Shield, when he took his 546th dismissal. Later that month, he played in his 100th consecutive Sheffield Shield match. However, shortly after that he broke a finger, meaning he missed his first Sheffield Shield match since October 2007.
In March 2017, he announced his retirement from domestic cricket, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season.