John Hopwood (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Anthony Hopwood | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1926 Herne Bay, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 2002 (aged 75) Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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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 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.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hopwood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2013.