Jim Yardley (cricketer)

Thomas James Yardley (27 October 1946 – 20 November 2010) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman, an occasional wicket-keeper and an even more occasional right-arm medium pace bowler (he bowled only eight overs in first-class cricket). He played for Worcestershire and Northamptonshire between 1967 and 1982.

Jim Yardley

Personal information
Full name	Thomas James Yardley
Born	(1946-10-27)27 October 1946 Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, England
Died	20 November 2010(2010-11-20) (aged 64) Canada
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967–1975	Worcestershire
1976–1982	Northamptonshire
First-class debut	9 August 1967 Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Last First-class	21 May 1982 Northamptonshire v Surrey
List A debut	29 June 1969 Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Last List A	13 June 1982 Northamptonshire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 260 239 Runs scored 8287 3166 Batting average 25.81 19.42 100s/50s 5/40 0/12 Top score 135 75* Balls bowled 48 7 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 0/3 0/3 Catches/stumpings 232/2 82/2
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2008

External links

• Jim Yardley at ESPNcricinfo
• Jim Yardley at CricketArchive (subscription required)