Evan Hardy
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Evan Michael Pearce Hardy (13 November 1927 – 13 January 1994) was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team
. He also played for the Combined Services, the Army and Yorkshire County. He also played a first-class cricket
match with the Combined Services
and was a member of the MCC.
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. He made a duck in his debut innings when he was dismissed by Jack Bannister
, with the Warwickshire paceman achieving the rare feat of claiming 10 wickets in an innings. In his second innings he made 15 before falling again to Bannister.
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
. He also played for the Combined Services, the Army and Yorkshire County. He also played a first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match with the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
and was a member of the MCC.
Playing as a fly half, India born Hardy was capped three times for England, all in the 1951 Five Nations Championship
1951 Five Nations Championship
The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played...
. Those matches were against Ireland, France and Scotland.
Hardy, a right-handed batsman, played some non first-class matches with the Army
Army cricket team
There have been several Army cricket teams to have played first-class cricket:*British Army cricket team*Indian Army cricket team*New Zealand Army cricket team*South Africa Army cricket team *Sri Lanka Army Sports Club cricket team...
in 1950. His only first-class appearance came nine years later when he lined up for the Combined Services against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in Birmingham. He made a duck in his debut innings when he was dismissed by Jack Bannister
Jack Bannister
Jack Bannister is the current Talksport radio cricket correspondent, and was, for many years, a BBC television cricket commentator. He had previously played professionally on the county scene for Warwickshire as a fast-medium bowler, taking 1198 first-class wickets in a career that lasted from...
, with the Warwickshire paceman achieving the rare feat of claiming 10 wickets in an innings. In his second innings he made 15 before falling again to Bannister.