Bert Hopkins

Albert John Young "Bert" Hopkins (3 May 1874 – 25 April 1931) was an Australian cricketer and Penrith bee-farmer 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]

Bert Hopkins

Personal information
Full name	Albert John Young Hopkins
Born	3 May 1874 Young, New South Wales
Died	25 April 1931 (aged 56) North Sydney
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	Australia
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

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, aged 56.[3]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References

1. "Bert Hopkins: The man who was never used". Cricket Country. 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.

External links

• Bert Hopkins at ESPNcricinfo
• Media related to Bert Hopkins at Wikimedia Commons