Thomas Richard Hardman (3 December 1990 – 28 November 2012) was an English

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er. Hardman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in

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and was educated at St Joseph's RC High School, Heywood and Holy Cross College, Bury. Following a back injury which required him to be placed in a

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for three months in 2010, he began playing Second XI cricket for the Lancashire Second XI. While studying Sports and Exercise Sciences at Leeds Metropolitan University, Hardman made two first-class appearances for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in 2012 against

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at The Oval and Yorkshire at Headingley. He scored a total of 65 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 44 against Yorkshire. With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 59.66, with best figures of 2/51. He also played a number of Second XI matches for Leeds/Bradford MCCU during the 2012 season. Hardman was found dead in his house in Leeds, Yorkshire, on 28 November 2012. He had earlier been named as the Leeds/Bradford MCCU

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for the 2013 season.

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