Mark Hardwicke (22 August 1936 – 23 May 1988) was an English List A cricketer and rugby player. Hardwicke was a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler.
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Born | Weymouth, Dorset, England | 22 August 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 May 1988 Weymouth, Dorset, England | (aged 51)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1971 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 March 2010 |
Hardwicke made his debut for Dorset in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship against the Somerset Second XI. From 1955 to 1971 he represented Dorset in 149 Minor Counties matches, with his final match for the county coming against Oxfordshire in the 1971 season. From 1967 to 1971 Hardwicke captained Dorset. In 1968 Hardwicke played his only List A match for Dorset against Bedfordshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup.
Rugby career edit
Hardwicke also played rugby for the Harlequins, Oxford University, Dorset and Wiltshire.
Death edit
External links edit
- Mark Hardwicke at Cricinfo
- Mark Hardwicke at CricketArchive