Career
He also played for the Combined Services, the Army and Yorkshire County. Playing as a fly half, India born Hardy was capped three times for England, all in the 1951 Five Nations Championship. Those matches were against Ireland, France and Scotland.
Hardy, a right-handed batsman, played some non first-class matches with the Army in 1950.
His only first-class appearance came nine years later when he lined up for the Combined Services against Warwickshire in Birmingham. In his second innings he made 15 before falling again to Bannister.