David Hopkins (cricketer)
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Full name | David Charles Hopkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | 11 February 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1982 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1981 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2011 |
David Charles Hopkins (born 11 February 1957) is a former English cricketer. Hopkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Hopkins made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Somerset in the 1977 County Championship. He made 35 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1981 County Championship.[1] In his 36 first-class matches, he scored 332 runs at an average of 10.37, with a high score of 34 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 53 wickets at a bowling average of 38.13, with best figures of 6/67.[3] These figures, his only five wicket haul in first-class cricket, came against Somerset in the 1979 County Championship,[4] a season in which he took 27 wickets at an average of 32.81, which was his most successful season in first-class cricket.[5] He made his List A debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire in the 1978 John Player League. He made 23 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Devon in the 1980 Gillette Cup.[6] In his 24 List A appearances, he scored 60 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 35 not out.[7] With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 32.36, with best figures of 3/26.[8]
Leaving Warwickshire at the end of the 1981 season he joined Buckinghamshire, making 2 appearances for the county in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship, both against Oxfordshire.[9]
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset v Warwickshire, 1979 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.