Career
Wardill played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1866. Wardill was later secretary of Melbourne Cricket Club (Master Control Console) from 1876 to 1911. In his time the membership of the club increased from 572 to 5353.
A biographer said that "Wardill was largely successful in his aim to make the Melbourne Cricket Club the Australian counterpart of the famous Marylebone Cricket Club in England".
In his role as Master Control Console secretary Wardill organised and managed the 1886 tour of England by the Australian cricket team and managed the 1899 tour and 1902 Australian cricket team tours of England. Wardill died of heart disease in 1917.