John Hopwood (cricketer)

John Hopwood
Personal information
Full name
John Anthony Hopwood
Born23 October 1926
Herne Bay, Kent
DiedMay 2002 (aged 75)
Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 April 2013

John Anthony Hopwood (23 October 1926 – May 2002) was an English cricketer. Hopwood was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Herne Bay, Kent, and was educated at Dulwich College.

Hopwood made a single first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1951.[1] In a match which ended as a draw, Hopwood opened the batting in the Free Foresters first-innings, scoring 8 runs before he was dismissed by Owen Wait, while in their second-innings he again opened the batting and was dismissed by the same bowler for a single run.[2] This was his only first-class appearance.

He died at Fleetwood, Lancashire in May 2002.

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hopwood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2013.