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Hannah Hardwick

Hannah Hardwick
Personal information
Full name
Hannah Jay Hardwick
Born (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20)
Dudley, West Midlands, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentWorcestershire
2023Trent Rockets
2024Central Sparks
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 5 15
Runs scored 26 61
Batting average 8.66 15.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 13 57
Balls bowled 120 162
Wickets 2 6
Bowling average 44.00 39.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/20 2/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024

Hannah Jay Hardwick (born 1 May 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Worcestershire. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]

Early life

Hardwick was born on 1 May 2004 in Dudley, West Midlands.[2]

Domestic career

Hardwick made her county debut in 2021, for Worcestershire against Berkshire.[3] She took two wickets at an average of 42.50 in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[4] In 2024, she scored her maiden half-century, with 57 from 41 deliveries against Huntingdonshire in the Twenty20 Cup.[5][6]

Hardwick was named in the Central Sparks Academy in 2021, and was subsequently named in the academy in 2022, 2023 and 2024.[7][8][9][10] In 2023, she was signed in The Hundred as a replacement for the injured Grace Potts.[11][12] On 25 August 2024, Hardwick was including in a senior Central Sparks matchday squad for the first time.[13] She made her debut for the side the following day, against Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, bowling two overs.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Hannah Hardwick". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Hannah Hardwick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Berkshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Huntingdonshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 16 June 2024". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Hardwick and Hill heroics lead Worcestershire Women's Rapids to win". The Kidderminster Shuttle. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Quartet of Pathway Players Earn Central Sparks Academy Spot". Worcestershire Rapids. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Central Sparks". Twitter. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Central Sparks Confirm 2023 Academy Squad and Expanded Emerging Player Programme". Central Sparks. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Central Sparks Academy 2024". Central Sparks. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. ^ "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Player Profile: Hannah Hardwick". The Hundred. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Preview: Storm Await Sparks in West Country". Central Sparks. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  14. ^ "42nd Match, Taunton, August 26 2024, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Western Storm v Central Sparks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2024.