Solomon Hardy (18 May 1863 – 5 July 1931) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.

Solomon Hardy
Personal information
Born(1863-05-18)18 May 1863
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Died5 July 1931(1931-07-05) (aged 68)
Ilkeston, Derbyshire
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1898Derbyshire
Only FC4 July 1898 Derbyshire v Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 9
Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: CricketArchive, April 2012

Hardy was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and was a coal miner when living with his widowed mother in Ilkeston in 1881.[1]

Hardy represented Derbyshire in one game during the 1898 season when he kept wicket against Essex. Derbyshire lost the match by a very large margin as the Essex batsmen notched up two centuries and two scores in the 90s before Hardy ended two of their innings with catches behind the stumps. Hardy, a right-handed batsman, put on ten runs for the team.[2]

Hardy died in Ilkeston aged 68.

References

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  1. ^ British Census 1881 RG11 3325/105 p13
  2. ^ Solomon Hardy at Cricket Archive]