After being involved in the 2023 Trent Rockets Hundred squad, Hardwick followed that with her first senior wickets in September 2024 when she took 2/20 from six overs against The Blaze for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
A vital figure for Sparks’ Academy and Seconds team between 2021-24, 20-year-old Hardwick comes into Edgbaston with aims of continuing her trajectory with a passionate and hungry mindset.