Background
He was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
He was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
Hardy was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, although which hand he batted with is unknown. Hardy made his first-class deubt for Nottinghamshire against Kent in 1893 County Championship. From 1893 to 1895, he represented the county in 5 first-class matches, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1895 County Championship.
In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 45 runs at a batting average of 9.00, with a high score of 12*.
With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 68.50, with best figures of 2/100. He died at Kimberley, Nottinghamshire on 27 June 1905.