John Hopwood (cricketer)

John Hopwood
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Hopwood
Born 23 October 1926
Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK
Died May 2002 (aged 75)
Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK
Batting style Right-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s /
Top score 8
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
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

  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Hopwood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

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