David Hopkins (cricketer)

David Hopkins
Personal information
Full name
David Charles Hopkins
Born (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957 (age 67)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982Buckinghamshire
1977–1981Warwickshire
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]

  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.