Aaron Hardie

Aaron Mark Hardie (born 7 January 1999) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Australia, Western Australia and Perth Scorchers.^[1]

Aaron Hardie

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Mark Hardie
Born	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 25) Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia (2023-present)
ODI debut (cap 239)	9 September 2023 v South Africa
Last ODI	6 February 2024 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	20
T20I debut (cap 104)	30 August 2023 v South Africa
Last T20I	13 February 2024 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	20
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018/19	Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–present	Perth Scorchers (squad no. 21)
2018/19–present	Western Australia
2022	Surrey (squad no. 15)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 4 7 33 21 Runs scored 31 69 1,699 235 Batting average 10.33 13.80 40.45 19.58 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 3/6 0/1 Top score 26 23 174* 58 Balls bowled 108 114 3,693 606 Wickets 3 4 63 18 Bowling average 29.66 43.75 28.53 30.33 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/62 1/20 4/24 3/28 Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/– 18/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2024

Domestic career

In January 2018, he was added to Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,^[2] but was later ruled out of the tournament due to injury.^[3] In November 2018, he played for the Cricket Australia XI team in a four-day match against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. During the match, he took the wicket of India's captain Virat Kohli, finishing with figures of four wickets for 50 runs in the first innings, and scored 86 runs while batting.^[4][5] Hardie described the experience as being "a bit surreal".^[6]

He made his Twenty20 debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 9 January 2019.^[7] He bowled one over, conceding thirteen runs, and did not bat, with the Perth Scorchers winning by six wickets.^[8] He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 20 March 2019.^[9] He made his List A debut on 23 October 2019, for Western Australia in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup.^[10] In March 2020, in round nine of the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season, Hardie scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.^[11] In April 2022, in the final of the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season, Hardie scored 174 not out,^[12] with Western Australia going on to win the tournament.^[13]

In June 2022, Hardie was signed by Surrey to play in the T20 Blast and County Championship in England.^[14]

International career

In August 2023 Hardie was called up to the Australia squad for the T20I series against South Africa.^[15] He was also called up to the squad for the ODI series against South Africa.^[16] On 30 August 2023 Hardie made his T20I debut for Australia against South Africa in the first match of the three match T20I series.^[17] On 9 September 2023 Hardie made his ODI debut for Australia against South Africa in the second match of the five match series.^[18]

References

1. "Aaron Hardie". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
2. "Injured Ralston replaced in Australia squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
3. "Event technical committee approves replacement for Hardie in Australia squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
4. "Giant-killer Hardie claims King Kohli". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
5. "Willetton teenager Aaron Hardie takes four wickets including prized Virat Kohli scalp in Cricket Australia XI clash against India". The West Australian. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
6. "India vs Cricket Australia XI: A bit surreal, says 19-year-old Aaron Hardie after dismissing Virat Kohli". Times Now. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
7. "25th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
8. "Cameron Bancroft, Andrew Tye lead Perth Scorchers to six-wicket win over Melbourne Stars at the MCG". Perth Now. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
9. "30th match, Sheffield Shield at Perth, Mar 20-23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
10. "14th Match (D/N), The Marsh Cup at Perth, Oct 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
11. "Western Australia settle for draw against Queensland after fighting centuries to Sam Whiteman and Aaron Hardie". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
12. "Western Australia break 23-year Sheffield Shield drought as final ends in a draw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
13. "Western Australia seal drought-breaking Shield title". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
14. "Surrey sign Aaron Hardie for Blast and Championship stint". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
15. "Mitchell Marsh named Australia's T20 captain for South Africa; uncapped trio earn call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo.
16. "Cummins set to be fit for ODI World Cup despite wrist fracture". ESPN Cricinfo.
17. "Aaron Hardie confirmed for T20I debuts against South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
18. "Aaron Hardie and Tim David confirmed for ODI debuts against South Africa", Cricket.com.au, retrieved 9 September 2023

External links

• Aaron Hardie at ESPNcricinfo