Growing Strawberry Plants

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10 Feb 14 Christine (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I bought a potted strawberry plant (no name). Since I planted it 6 months ago, it has thickened and "clumped" rather than put out runners. There have been lots of flowers, but the leaves are so thick and dense, the fruit shrivels before it gets ripe. The few that have made it to ripe are very flavoursome. Should I thin out the leaves to allow the fruit to see the light? Any ideas what the name of this strawberry is?
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