Joe Hardstaff senior

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Joe Hardstaff senior England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm fast-medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	5	377
Runs scored	311	17,146
Batting average	31.10	31.34
100s/50s	0/3	26/94
Top score	72	213*
Balls bowled	0	3,594
Wickets	0	58
Bowling average	n/a	38.68
5 wickets in innings	0	1
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	5/133
Catches/stumpings	1/0	187/2
Test debut: 13 December 1907 Last Test: 27 February 1908 Source: [1]

Joseph (Joe) Hardstaff senior (born 9 November 1882 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, died 2 April 1947, in Nuncargate, Nottinghamshire), was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire and England.

Hardstaff played for Nottinghamshire from 1902 to 1924, primarily as a middle-order batsman, though he occasionally bowled fast medium. Having helped his county to its first County Championship in 1907, he was picked for the tour to Australia in 1907/08, captained by the Nottinghamshire county captain Arthur Jones. Hardstaff was a big success on the tour, scoring more runs in first-class matches than any other batsman, and coming third, behind George Gunn and Jack Hobbs, in the Test matches. Yet after those five games for England, he was never selected again.

After retirement, he was a first-class umpire, standing in 21 Test matches, though his appearances were limited because of the inclusion of his son Joe Hardstaff Jr. in the England team from the mid-1930s.