Joe Hardstaff (RAF officer)

Joseph Hardstaff, MBE (born 28 February 1935) is a retired Air Commodore and an English first-class cricketer.

Joe Hardstaff was born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire and is the third member in successive generations to represent his family in first-class cricket. His grandfather Joe Hardstaff Sr. and his father Joe Hardstaff Jr. both represented England and Nottinghamshire. His grandfather also stood as a first-class cricket umpire.

Joe was commissioned into the Royal Air Force and rose to the rank of Air Commodore. He played cricket for the Free Foresters in two first-class matches (1961-1962). He also captained the R.A.F. and played for the Combined Services, as well as representing the Marylebone Cricket Club, as a right-handed batsman and as a right-arm medium fast bowler. He has served as President of the RAF and Combined Services cricket clubs.

He succeeded Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Packham as Secretary of Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1989 and he retired in 1997.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Peter Packham		 Middlesex County Cricket Club Secretary
1989–1997		 Succeeded by
Vinny Codrington
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