Edwin Hardy

{{Short description|English cricketer (1892–1968)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Edwin Hardy

| country = England

| fullname = Edwin Pearce Hardy

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|8|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Esholt, Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|12|31|1892|8|20|df=yes}}

| death_place = Little Bookham, Surrey, England

| batting =

| bowling =

| role =

| family =

| club1 = Europeans (India)

| year1 = 1915/16

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 103

| bat avg1 = 51.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 53

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 10 February 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/edwin-hardy-29333 ESPNcricinfo

}}

Edwin Pearce Hardy (20 August 1892 – 31 December 1968) was an English first-class cricketer.

Born at Esholt, Hardy made two appearances for the Yorkshire 2nd XI in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship.{{cite web |title=Edwin Hardy |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13617/13617.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=10 February 2022}} He studied at Durham University, where he played for his college, Hatfield Hall, as well as the university side; he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1914.{{cite book |title=Graduates of the University |date=1948 |publisher=University of Durham |location=Durham |page=109}}

Hardy represented the Europeans cricket team during the 1915 Bombay Quadrangular. He had his first-class debut against the Muslims on 9 September, where he made 36 runs not out in his only innings.{{cite web |title=Europeans vs Muslims |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9483.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=10 February 2022}} In the final played four days later against the Hindus he was bowled lbw after 14 runs by Palwankar Baloo.{{cite web |title=Europeans vs Hindus |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9484.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=10 February 2022}}

He played his first and last match for England on 13 December 1915, facing India as part of a scratch team of cricketing soldiers and civil servants (among them the Governor of Bombay) and scored 53 runs in what was a comfortable "England" victory.{{cite web |title=India vs England |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9485.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=10 February 2022}}