Reginald Hopkins Explained

Fullname:Reginald Gordon Hopkins
Birth Date:6 June 1904
Birth Place:Southsea, Hampshire, England
Death Place:Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Bombay
Year1:1935/36
Club2:Europeans (India)
Year2:1927/28 - 1937/38
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:10
Runs1:302
Bat Avg1:17.76
100S/50S1:–/1
Top Score1:53
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Date:2 October
Year:2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/29358.html Cricinfo

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 Army in India Reserve of Officers, holding the rank of Lieutenant in 1928 and was promoted Captain in 1933 but resigned his commission in January 1938.[1] [2] While living in India, Hopkins made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Hindus at Bombay in 1927.[3] 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.[3] He scored 302 runs during his first-class career, averaging 17.76, with a high score of 53.[4] He died at Fuengirola in Spain in November 1982.

Notes and References

  1. THE LONDON GAZETTE, 12 MAY, 1933 page 3207
  2. THE LONDON GAZETTE, 18 MARCH, 1938 page 1849
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Reginald Hopkins . CricketArchive . 2018-10-02.
  4. Web site: Player profile: Reginald Hopkins . CricketArchive . 2018-10-02.