Reginald Hopkins
Reginald Gordon Hopkins (6 June 1904 – 13 November 1982) was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.
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Full name | Reginald Gordon Hopkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 June 1904 Southsea, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 November 1982 78) Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935/36 | Bombay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1927/28–1937/38 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2018 |
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
- "No. 33401". The London Gazette. 6 July 1928. p. 4578.
- "First-Class Matches played by Reginald Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "Player profile: Reginald Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-02.