Mark Hardinges
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Mark Andrew Hardinges is an English cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Having made his debut in 1999, Hardinges made important contributions for Gloucestershire
and went to Western Australia
in an effort to improve his cricket. He played in the 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup
final taking one wicket. He was a regular player for his home county until 2008 when he joined Essex
for whom he played Twenty20 cricket in 2009.
In 2010, Hardinges was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns
squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40
domestic one day competition against the regular first-class counties
. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Having made his debut in 1999, Hardinges made important contributions for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
and went to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
in an effort to improve his cricket. He played in the 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
final taking one wicket. He was a regular player for his home county until 2008 when he joined Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
for whom he played Twenty20 cricket in 2009.
In 2010, Hardinges was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns
Unicorns (cricket team)
Unicorns is a cricket team in England that was formed in 2010 specifically to play in the Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs competition. Members of the squad are all players without current full-time contracts with one of the regular first-class counties....
squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40
Clydesdale Bank 40
The ECB40, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank 40 for sponsorship reasons, is a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions...
domestic one day competition against the regular first-class counties
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.