| Jim Yardley | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Thomas James Yardley |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, England |
| Death Place: | Canada |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm medium |
| Role: | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Worcestershire |
| Year1: | 1967–1975 |
| Club2: | Northamptonshire |
| Year2: | 1976–1982 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 9 August |
| Debutyear1: | 1967 |
| Debutfor1: | Worcestershire |
| Debutagainst1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Lastdate1: | 21 May |
| Lastyear1: | 1982 |
| Lastfor1: | Northamptonshire |
| Lastagainst1: | Surrey |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 29 June |
| Debutyear2: | 1969 |
| Debutfor2: | Worcestershire |
| Debutagainst2: | Yorkshire |
| Lastdate2: | 13 June |
| Lastyear2: | 1982 |
| Lastfor2: | Northamptonshire |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 260 |
| Runs1: | 8287 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.81 |
| 100S/50S1: | 5/40 |
| Top Score1: | 135 |
| Deliveries1: | 48 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 0/3 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 232/2 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 239 |
| Runs2: | 3166 |
| Bat Avg2: | 19.42 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/12 |
| Top Score2: | 75* |
| Deliveries2: | 7 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 0/3 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 82/2 |
| Date: | 30 September |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/34/34135/34135.html CricketArchive |
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.