Hartley Alleyne

Hartley Leroy Alleyne (born 28 February 1957 in Derricks, St James) is a former Barbadian cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who played for Barbados, Worcestershire, Kent and Natal between 1978-79 and 1989-90. He also played club cricket in both the Lancashire League and the Birmingham League.

Alleyne made his List A debut on 20 March 1979 in a Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy match against the Leeward Islands, claiming the wicket of Test cricketer Derick Parry. Three days later he made his first-class debut against Combined Islands in the Shell Shield, picking up a wicket in each innings. He made no further first-class appearances that season, but did play two more Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy games.

Alleyne had played one Minor Counties Championship match in England in 1979, for Lincolnshire against Norfolk, and in 1980 he began to play county cricket for Worcestershire, where he remained for three seasons. He had a fine 1980, capturing 64 first-class wickets at 25.06 and 31 List A wickets at 18.12, as well as scoring what was to be his only first-class half-century — 72 against Lancashire in the only first-class match ever played at Stourport-on-Severn. It was thus little surprise when he was awarded his county cap in 1981, in which year he took a career-best 8-43 against Middlesex. However, in general he failed to reach the same standards as in 1980, and he left the county after the 1982 season.

For the next couple of years, Alleyne divided his time between Barbados and Haslingden in the Lancashire League, as well as travelling with a West Indies XI for a non-Test tour of India. He also played for Buckinghamshire in 1984 and 1985. In 1984-85 he joined Natal, for whom he took 56 first-class and 65 List A wickets in his six seasons in South Africa.

His second stint in county cricket, with Kent, came in 1988 and 1989, and although he played only nine first-class matches for the county (taking 21 wickets) he did appear 16 times in the one-day game (taking 22). His final first-class outing was for Natal in the Currie Cup against Western Province in October 1989. After that, he played on in the Lancashire League for a couple of seasons, this time for the Colne club.

Most recently Alleyne has been working as a cricket coach at St. Edmund's School in Canterbury, Kent. However he has never become a British citizen despite living in the UK for 29 years. Recently he applied for a work permit to secure his employment but was turned down due to government policies saying that he does not have sufficient experience or an NVQ Level 3. However, since this, Alleyne has gained an NVQ level 3 in cricket coaching and passed with flying colours to try and appease the government to let him stay, however they have still rejected him. He therefore stands to be removed from the UK unless legal action, campaigning or lobbying forces a change of decision. He has 3 children living in the UK who have the right to stay.Fact|date=June 2007

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