Norman Hardy

Norman Hardy

Personal information
Full name	Norman Hardy
Born	11 March 1892(1892-03-11) Norton Malreward, Somerset, England
Died	17 November 1923(1923-11-17) (aged 31) Fishponds, Bristol, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912–21	Somerset
First-class cricket debut	11 July 1912 Somerset v Northamptonshire
Last First-class cricket	15 July 1921 Somerset v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	11
Runs scored	169
Batting average	14.08
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	38
Balls bowled	1750
Wickets	34
Bowling average	21.97
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	4/22
Catches/stumpings	6/–
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

1. ^ "Norman Hardy". www.cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3602/3602.html. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
2. ^ "Scorecard: Somerset v Gloucestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 1919-06-09. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9560.html. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
3. ^ "Scorecard: Somerset v Surrey". www.cricketarchive.com. 1919-08-27. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9700.html. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
4. ^ "Somerset Matches". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1920 ed.). Wisden. p. 110. 
5. ^ "Deaths in 1923". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1924 ed.). Wisden. p. 259. 

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Name	Hardy, Norman
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Short description
Date of birth	11 March 1892
Place of birth	Norton Malreward, Somerset
Date of death	17 November 1923
Place of death	Fishponds, Bristol