David Hopkins (cricketer)

David Hopkins

Personal information
Full name	David Charles Hopkins
Born	11 February 1957 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1982	Buckinghamshire
1977–1981	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 36 24 Runs scored 332 60 Batting average 10.37 7.50 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 34* 35* Balls bowled 4,038 1,024 Wickets 53 22 Bowling average 38.13 32.36 5 wickets in innings 1 – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 6/67 3/26 Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/–
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

1. "First-Class Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
4. "Somerset v Warwickshire, 1979 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
5. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
6. "List A Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
7. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
8. "List A Bowling For Each Team by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
9. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

External links

• David Hopkins at ESPNcricinfo
• David Hopkins at CricketArchive