Aaron Mark Hardie (born 7 January 1999) is an Australian international cricketer who has represented the Australia national cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket. A right-handed all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium-fast, domestically he plays for Western Australia at the state level, and the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.
Early life Hardie was born in England, but grew up in Perth, Australia.
Domestic career In January 2018, he was added to Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, but was later ruled out of the tournament due to injury. 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. Hardie described the experience as being "a bit surreal".
He made his Twenty20 debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 9 January 2019. He bowled one over, conceding thirteen runs, and did not bat, with the Perth Scorchers winning by six wickets. He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season on 20 March 2019. He made his List A debut on 23 October 2019, for Western Australia in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup. In March 2020, in round nine of the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season, Hardie scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. In April 2022, in the final of the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season, Hardie scored 174 not out, with Western Australia going on to win the tournament.
In June 2022, Hardie was signed by Surrey to play in the T20 Blast and County Championship in England.
Hardie was appointed Western Australia's captain for the 2026-27 Sheffield Shield season.
International career In August 2023 Hardie was called up to the Australia squad for the T20I series against South Africa. He was also called up to the squad for the ODI series against South Africa. On 30 August 2023 Hardie made his T20I debut for Australia against South Africa in the first match of the three match T20I series. On 9 September 2023 Hardie made his ODI debut for Australia against South Africa in the second match of the five match series.
Statistics +T20 Franchise StatisticsTeamSeasonLeagueBattingBowlingFielding Competition Matches Innings Not Outs Runs Average High score 100s / 50s Overs Wickets Runs Economy Average BBM Catches Perth Scorchers2018/19BBL 2 1 0 8 8.00 8 0 / 0 4 2 38 9.50 19.00 2/25 02019/20BBL 0 – – – – – 0 / 0 0 – – – – – 02020/21BBL 17 9 2 123 17.57 33 0 / 0 44 10 397 9.02 39.70 3/46 102021/22BBL 9 8 2 115 19.16 45 0 / 0 6 3 40 6.66 13.33 3/31 42022/23BBL 15 15 4 460 41.81 90* 0 / 4 14 5 112 8.00 22.40 2/10 62023/24BBL 11 11 2 334 37.11 85* 0 / 2 16.1 6 112 6.92 18.66 2/24 42024/25BBL 7 7 0 120 17.14 34 0 / 0 2 0 14 7.00 – – 22025/26BBL 2 2 0 36 18.00 23 0 / 0 5.5 1 62 10.63 62.00 1/16 0Total 63 53 10 1196 27.81 90* 0 / 6 92 27 775 8.42 28.70 3/31 26Surrey2022T20 Blast 3 3 0 29 9.66 15 0 / 0 5 1 62 12.40 62.00 1/33 1Total 3 3 0 29 9.66 15 0 / 0 5 1 62 12.40 62.00 1/33 1Texas Super Kings2024MLC 7 7 1 147 24.50 40* 0 / 0 8.3 4 100 11.76 25.00 2/22 8Total 7 7 1 147 24.50 40* 0 / 0 8.3 4 100 11.76 25.00 2/22 8Career Total 73 63 11 1372 26.38 90* 0 / 6 105.3 32 937 8.90 29.28 3/31 35 As of match played 19 December 2025
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