Don Hardy

For the American tattoo artist, see Don Ed Hardy.

For British speedway rider, see Don Hardy (speedway rider).

Donald Wrightson Hardy (24 March 1926 – 16 January 1998) was an English cricketer. Hardy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in East Boldon, County Durham and educated at Worksop College.

Don Hardy

Personal information
Full name	Donald Wrightson Hardy
Born	(1926-03-24)24 March 1926 East Boldon, County Durham, England
Died	16 January 1998(1998-01-16) (aged 71) Felling, County Durham, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1965	Minor Counties
1948–1967	Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 1 3 Runs scored 29 15 Batting average 14.50 7.50 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 29 15 Balls bowled – 6 Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2011

Hardy made his debut for Durham against Northumberland in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1948 to 1967, making 138 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Sussex in the following round of the same competition, and Nottinghamshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 15 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 15. He captained Durham from 1955 to 1967.

He also played a single first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring South Africans in 1965. He captained the team in this match, scoring 29 runs in the Minor Counties first innings, before being dismissed by Atholl McKinnon. In the second innings he was dismissed for a duck by Norman Crookes.

Hardy died in Felling, County Durham on 16 January 1998.

External links

• Don Hardy at ESPNcricinfo
• Don Hardy at CricketArchive