Jump to content

Norman Hardy (cricketer, born 1907)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Norman Hardy
Personal information
Full name
Norman Whittaker Hardy
Born3 June 1907
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died2 June 1980(1980-06-02) (aged 72)
at sea, aboard SS Canberra
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 14
Batting average 14.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8*
Balls bowled 161
Wickets 4
Bowling average 22.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/48
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2019

Norman Whittaker Hardy (3 June 1907 – 2 June 1980) was an English first-class cricketer.

Hardy, who was born at Wakefield in June 1907, made a single appearance in first-class cricket for H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI against Cambridge University at Eastbourne in 1926.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs in their first-innings by Edward Cawston, while in their second-innings he finished not out on 8. Opening the bowling in the Cambridge first-innings, he took the wicket of Denys Wilcox to finish with innings figures of 1 for 43, while in their second-innings he dismissed Wilcox, Ken Farnes and Joseph Comber, to finish with innings figures of 3 for 48.[2] He died at sea on board the cruise ship Canberra in June 1980, a day shy of his 73rd birthday.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Norman Hardy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Cambridge University, 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
[edit]