Carl Hopkinson
Encyclopedia
Carl Hopkinson is a former English
cricket
er and current coach. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace
bowler. He was also a talented fielder.
Born in Sussex
, he attended Brighton College
. Playing for Sussex
since the beginning of his career, he was given their young player of the year award in 2000, and the following year he made his one-day debut.
He played in his first National League match against Scotland
in 2003, bowling a spell of 3/19 and scoring 67 with the bat.
In 2005 he factored more often into the Sussex team, and top scored with 64. In 2006 he helped Sussex win the double, and then in 2007 he played a part in Sussex's County Championship win.
He has worked as the fielding coach with the England Lions and England Under-19s, and joined Sussex's coaching staff after the end of the 2009 domestic season.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er and current coach. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
bowler. He was also a talented fielder.
Born in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, he attended Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
. Playing for Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
since the beginning of his career, he was given their young player of the year award in 2000, and the following year he made his one-day debut.
He played in his first National League match against Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
in 2003, bowling a spell of 3/19 and scoring 67 with the bat.
In 2005 he factored more often into the Sussex team, and top scored with 64. In 2006 he helped Sussex win the double, and then in 2007 he played a part in Sussex's County Championship win.
He has worked as the fielding coach with the England Lions and England Under-19s, and joined Sussex's coaching staff after the end of the 2009 domestic season.
External links
- Carl Hopkinson at ECB