Jim Yardley (cricketer)

Jim Yardley
Personal information
Full name
Thomas James Yardley
Born(1946-10-27)27 October 1946
Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, England
Died20 November 2010(2010-11-20) (aged 64)
Canada
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleBatsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1975Worcestershire
1976–1982Northamptonshire
First-class debut9 August 1967 Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire
Last First-class21 May 1982 Northamptonshire v Surrey
List A debut29 June 1969 Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Last List A13 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

Thomas James Yardley (27 October 1946 – 20 November 2010[1]) 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.