About David Ottley
Born 1944. David Ottley is a British cricketer.
David George Ottley (born 23 June 1944) is a former English cricketer. Ottley was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Worcester Park, Surrey and educated at Tiffin School.
Ottley played for the Middlesex Second XI since 1963, he made his first-class debut for Middlesex against Lancashire in the County Championship. He made six further first-class appearances in that season, the last of which came against Surrey. His seven appearances were though without success, with him scoring a total of 109 runs at an average of 13.62, with a high score of 30. He left Middlesex at the end of the 1970 season.
He joined Hertfordshire in 1975, making his debut against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1975 to 1986, making 79 Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for the county against Berkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made seven further List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his eight appearances, he scored a total of 127 runs at an average of 18.14, with a high score of 54 not out. This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. During this period, he also played for a number of combined Minor Counties teams. It was for Minor Counties West that he made his List A debut for in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made nine further List A appearances for that team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.
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David Ottley was born on 23 June 1944 in Worcester Park.
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