Bernarr "Bill" Notley (31 August 1918 – 22 January 2019) was an English

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er. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

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. Notley made a single first-class appearance for

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against

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in the

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. Surrey won the toss and elected to bat first, making 491/6

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, with Notley taking the wicket of David Fletcher to finish with figures of 1/90 from 28 overs. In response, Nottinghamshire made 213/8 in their first innings, during which Notley was dismissed for a

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by Alec Bedser. No play was possible on the final day of the game, with a draw the end result. Notley was a regular member of the Nottinghamshire Second XI from 1949 to 1955. His selection for his only first-class match followed his performance in a Second XI match a few days earlier when he took 9 for 86 and 5 for 53 against Warwickshire Second XI. He worked for the

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, where he was Deputy Director of Social Services before he retired.

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