Tom Hardman
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| Full name | Thomas Richard Hardman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1990 Bury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 2012 (aged 21) Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hardy, Tommy ten bags[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Leeds/Bradford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Richard Hardman (3 December 1990 – 28 November 2012) was an English cricketer. Hardman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Bury, Greater Manchester and was educated at St Joseph's RC High School, Heywood and Holy Cross College, Bury.[1]
Following a back injury which required him to be placed in a brace for three months in 2010,[2] he began playing Second XI cricket for the Lancashire Second XI.[2] While studying Sports and Exercise Sciences at Leeds Metropolitan University,[1] Hardman made two first-class appearances for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in 2012 against Surrey at The Oval and Yorkshire at Headingley.[3] He scored a total of 65 runs in his two matches,[4] with a high score of 44 against Yorkshire. With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 59.66, with best figures of 2/51.[5] He also played a number of Second XI matches for Leeds/Bradford MCCU during the 2012 season.
Hardman was found dead in his house in Leeds, Yorkshire, on 28 November 2012. He had earlier been named as the Leeds/Bradford MCCU captain for the 2013 season.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Player profile: Tom Hardman". www.mccuniversities.org. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "MCC Universities allrounder Hardman dies". ESPNcricinfo. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Tom Hardman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tom Hardman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Tom Hardman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
External links[edit]
- Tom Hardman at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Hardman at CricketArchive