Peter John Hartley is an English

English people

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 first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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er and umpire

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Hartley made his debut for Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1982. He moved to Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1985, and stayed there until 1997, when he relocated to Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

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. When he retired at the end of the 2000 season, Hartley was Hampshire's opening bowler.

As of 2007, he was a Test

Test cricket

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 official, performing television umpire duties in four Test matches, and four One Day Internationals. He has also umpired in two Twenty20

Twenty20

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 internationals between England and Pakistan in 2006, and England and West Indies in 2007.