Norman Hardy
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| Full name | Norman Hardy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
11 March 1892 Norton Malreward, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
17 November 1923 (aged 31) Fishponds, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912–21 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 11 July 1912 Somerset v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 15 July 1921 Somerset v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 30 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norman Hardy (11 March 1892 – 17 November 1923) played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1912 and 1921.[1] He was born at Norton Malreward, Somerset and died at Fishponds, Bristol.
Hardy was a right-handed, lower order batsman and a right-arm, fast-medium bowler. He first played for Somerset in two matches within a week in 1912, but achieved little in them. In 1919, he returned to the team as a professional for four matches, during which he both made his highest first-class score and had his best bowling return. In the match against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Taunton, in which Sydney Rippon played for Somerset under a false name, Hardy made 38, batting at No 10 and adding 58 for the ninth wicket with his captain, Jack White.[2] Against Surrey, he took four first-innings wickets for 22 runs.[3] In his four matches in 1919, Hardy took 18 first-class wickets at an average of 13 runs per wicket to be top of the Somerset averages for the season.[4]
Hardy played in just two matches as an amateur in 1920 and three in 1921 without making much impact. He died suddenly from heart failure while playing football, aged 31.[5]
References
- ↑ "Norman Hardy". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ↑ "Scorecard: Somerset v Gloucestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 1919-06-09. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ↑ "Scorecard: Somerset v Surrey". www.cricketarchive.com. 1919-08-27. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ↑ "Somerset Matches". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1920 ed.). Wisden. p. 110.
- ↑ "Deaths in 1923". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1924 ed.). Wisden. p. 259.