Reginald Hopkins

Reginald Hopkins
Personal information
Full name Reginald Gordon Hopkins
Born 6 June 1904
Southsea, Hampshire, England
Died 13 November 1982(1982-11-13) (aged 78)
Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain
Batting Unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935/36 Bombay
1927/281937/38 Europeans (India)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 302
Batting average 17.76
100s/50s –/1
Top score 53
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2018

Reginald Gordon Hopkins (6 June 1904 – 13 November 1982) was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.

Born at Southsea, Hampshire in June 1904, Hopkins was educated at Cheltenham College. He later served in the British Indian Army, holding the rank of Lieutenant in 1928.[1] While serving in India, Hopkins made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Hindus at Bombay in 1927.[2] Over the course of the next decade, he appeared in ten first-class matches in India, playing seven times for the Europeans, once for Bombay against the touring Australians in 1935, and twice for the Cricket Club of India.[2] He scored 302 runs during his first-class career, averaging 17.76, with a high score of 53.[3] He died at Fuengirola in Spain in November 1982.

References

  1. "No. 33401". The London Gazette. 6 July 1928. p. 4578.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. "Player profile: Reginald Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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