Donald Wrightson Hardy (24 March 1926 – 16 January 1998) was an English cricketer. Hardy was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in East Boldon, County Durham and educated at Worksop College. He also played a single first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring South Africans in 1965. He captained the team in this match, scoring 29 runs in the Minor Counties first innings, before being dismissed by Atholl McKinnon. In the second innings he was dismissed for a duck by Norman Crookes. Hardy died in Felling, County Durham on 16 January 1998.