Gareth James Hopkins (born 24 November 1976) is a New Zealand former international cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket for the New Zealand national cricket team between 2004 and 2010.[1]
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| Full name | Gareth James Hopkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1976 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 240) | 5 June 2008 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 20 November 2010 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut | 29 June 2004 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 July 2008 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 27) | 23 November 2007 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 May 2010 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995/96–1997/98 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998/99–2002/03 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04–2006/07 | Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2013/14 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 23 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hopkins was born at Lower Hutt in the Wellington Region in 1976 and was educated at Taupo College.[2] He played age-group cricket for Northern Districts and played for the national under-19 side before making his senior representative debut for Northern Districts against Central Districts during the 1995–96 season.[3]
Cricket career
editA wicket-keeper who was described as a "staunch" batsman[4] and as "uncompromising" in his approach to batting, he moved to play for Canterbury for the 1998–99 season.[1] After five seasons he moved to Otago for four seasons before finishing his domestic career playing for Auckland between the 2007–08 and 2013–14 seasons. The side won the domestic List A and Twenty20 competitions during the 2010–11 season and Hopkins finished his career with over 350 top-level domestic appearances.[3]
Hopkins made his international debut in 2004, deputising for Brendon McCullum as New Zealand's wicket-keeper in five One Day Internationals during the tour of England.[1] He spent much of his international career as McCullum's back-up, making his Test debut in 2008 following when McCullum was unable to play due to injury.[1][4] Following a successful 2007–08 season he was awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket and played most of his four Test matches, 25 ODIs and 10 T20Is over the following three seasons.[1][3] "Ordinary" form in 2010–11 saw him dropped from the central contracts list and he did not represent the national side after the end of 2010.[1]
Post-cricket career
editHopkins became a financial adviser with his wife since 2014. They have moved to reside in Tauranga.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Gareth Hopkins, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 70. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
- ^ a b c Gareth Hopkins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-12-23. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Gareth Hopkins Profile, CricketArchive, 3 June 2008. Retrieved 2023-12-23. (subscription required)
- ^ "Craigs Investment Partners". craigsip.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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