- Bert Hopkins
Infobox Historic Cricketer
nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Bert Hopkins
picture = Albert Hopkins.jpg
batting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
tests = 20
test runs = 509
test bat avg = 16.41
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 43
test balls = 1327
test wickets = 26
test bowl avg = 26.76
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 4/81
test catches/stumpings = 11/0
FCs = 162
FC runs = 5563
FC bat avg = 25.40
FC 100s/50s = 8/23
FC top score = 218
FC balls = 13619
FC wickets = 271
FC bowl avg = 24.39
FC 5s = 10
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 7/10
FC catches/stumpings = 87/0
debut date = 14 February
debut year = 1902
last date = 9 August
last year = 1909
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5703.html CricinfoAlbert John Young Hopkins (
May 3 ,1874 inYoung, New South Wales –April 25 ,1931 inNorth Sydney ) was anAustralian cricketer and Penrithbee -farmer who played in 20 Tests between 1902 and 1909.In the second Test at
Lord's in 1902 under captainJoe Darling , Hopkins opened the bowling for Australia withErnie Jones . Hopkins took the first two wickets of the English team being the famedbatsmen CB Fry andRanjitsinhji , both for ducks. These were however the only two wickets he took in the match in which he closed at 2-18.External links
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5703.html Cricinfo article on Bert Hopkins]
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