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Bert Hopkins

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Bert Hopkins
Hopkins c. 1908
Personal information
Full name
Albert John Young Hopkins
Born(1874-05-03)3 May 1874
Young, New South Wales, Australia
Died25 April 1931(1931-04-25) (aged 56)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NicknameHoppo
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 82)14 February 1902 v England
Last Test9 August 1909 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 20 162
Runs scored 509 5563
Batting average 16.41 25.40
100s/50s 0/0 8/23
Top score 43 218
Balls bowled 1327 13619
Wickets 26 271
Bowling average 26.76 24.39
5 wickets in innings 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/81 7/10
Catches/stumpings 11/0 87/0
Source: Cricinfo

Albert John Young "Bert" Hopkins (3 May 1874 – 25 April 1931) was an Australian cricketer who played in 20 Tests between 1902 and 1909. An all-rounder, Hopkins was a competent bowler and batsman in Australian domestic cricket for New South Wales, however he was less frequently called on to bowl in Test matches: he was not asked to bowl in a quarter of his appearances.[1]

In the second Test at Lord's in 1902 under captain Joe Darling, Hopkins opened the bowling for Australia with Ernie Jones. Hopkins took the first two wickets of the English team, the famed batsmen C. B. Fry and Ranjitsinhji, both for ducks. These were the only two wickets that fell in the match, which was abandoned not long afterwards owing to persistent rain.[2] He was also a strong fielder.

He worked in the Probate Office of New South Wales for more than 25 years. He died in hospital in April 1931 after a short illness, at age 56.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bert Hopkins: The man who was never used". Cricket Country. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2nd Test, London, Jun 12 - Jun 14 1902, Australia tour of England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Mr. A. J. Hopkins". Sydney Morning Herald: 6. 27 April 1931.
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