Australian cricketer
Aaron Mark Hardie (born 7 January 1999) is an English-Australian cricketer who plays for Australia , Western Australia and Perth Scorchers .[ 1]
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
^ "Aaron Hardie" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "Injured Ralston replaced in Australia squad" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 27 January 2018 .
^ "Event technical committee approves replacement for Hardie in Australia squad" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 2 February 2018 .
^ "Giant-killer Hardie claims King Kohli" . Cricket Australia . Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "Willetton teenager Aaron Hardie takes four wickets including prized Virat Kohli scalp in Cricket Australia XI clash against India" . The West Australian . 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "India vs Cricket Australia XI: A bit surreal, says 19-year-old Aaron Hardie after dismissing Virat Kohli" . Times Now . 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "25th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 9 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "Cameron Bancroft, Andrew Tye lead Perth Scorchers to six-wicket win over Melbourne Stars at the MCG" . Perth Now . 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019 .
^ "30th match, Sheffield Shield at Perth, Mar 20-23 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 March 2019 .
^ "14th Match (D/N), The Marsh Cup at Perth, Oct 23 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Western Australia settle for draw against Queensland after fighting centuries to Sam Whiteman and Aaron Hardie" . The West Australian . 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020 .
^ "Western Australia break 23-year Sheffield Shield drought as final ends in a draw" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 4 April 2022 .
^ "Western Australia seal drought-breaking Shield title" . Cricket Australia . Retrieved 4 April 2022 .
^ "Surrey sign Aaron Hardie for Blast and Championship stint" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 28 June 2022 .
^ "Mitchell Marsh named Australia's T20 captain for South Africa; uncapped trio earn call-ups" . ESPN Cricinfo .
^ "Cummins set to be fit for ODI World Cup despite wrist fracture" . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 August 2023.
^ "Aaron Hardie confirmed for T20I debuts against South Africa" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 August 2023 .
^ "Aaron Hardie and Tim David confirmed for ODI debuts against South Africa" , Cricket.com.au , retrieved 9 September 2023
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