[4] Utley made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Kent at Southampton in the 1927 County Championship.
He made 27 first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1927 and 1928,[5] and had begun to build a reputation as a fast bowler.
[8] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1927 and 1928, he also made three first-class appearances for the Royal Air Force cricket team (playing twice against the Royal Navy and once against the British Army) and once for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1927 at The Oval.
[7] In September 1928, Utley resigned his commission in the RAF and ended his first-class career in order to become a Benedictine monk.
[9] Having undertook holy orders, he became a master at Ampleforth School, where he was in charge of cricket from 1936 to 1955 and commanded the college's Combined Cadet Force for thirty years.