Sheffield Shield, Queensland v Western Australia

Hopes sweeps away Western Australia

Mar 17, 2013: Queensland swept to victory over Western Australia on the final day at the WACA ground to clinch a place in the Sheffield Shield final, where they have the chance to defend last year's title

Victoria v Qld, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Bulls bowled out after Forrest ton

Feb 18, 2013: Queensland's innings was topped and tailed by Victoria but in between times Peter Forrest overturned a wretched summer with a century in the Sheffield Shield match

Qld v WA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane

Bulls push ahead on 15-wicket day

Feb 4, 2013: Queensland joined Victoria on 22 points at the top of the Sheffield Shield table on a day when 15 wickets fell at the Gabba

Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars, BBL, Brisbane

All-round Hopes takes Heat to victory

Jan 3, 2013: Brisbane Heat clinched a 24-run win over Melbourne Stars at the Gabba following a collective effort from their batsmen who helped them post 171

Indian Premier League 2012

Knee injury rules Hopes out of IPL

Mar 24, 2012: Pune Warriors have suffered a setback to their IPL preparations with a knee injury ruling out the Australian allrounder James Hopes

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield final, Brisbane, 4th day

Queensland take title in tense final

Mar 19, 2012: Queensland won their seventh Sheffield Shield title after a tense finish to the final against Tasmania at the Gabba

Qld v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield Final, Brisbane, 2nd day

Hopes' rearguard halted by rain

Mar 17, 2012: Luke Butterworth and James Faulkner splintered Queensland's top order before James Hopes mounted a brazen counterattack to leave the Sheffield Shield final nicely poised

Queensland v SA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 1st day

Bulls seek points after skittling Redbacks

Mar 8, 2012: James Hopes and Ryan Harris led a strong bowling display from Queensland as they increased their chances of making the Sheffield Shield final on the first day against South Australia

Indian Premier League 2012

Pune Warriors buy Dinda, Hopes from Daredevils

Feb 27, 2012: Pune Warriors have bought Ashok Dinda, the India fast bowler, and James Hopes, the Australia allrounder, from Delhi Daredevils

Victoria v Queensland, Ryobi Cup, Melbourne

McDonald haul sees off Queensland

Dec 7, 2011: Andrew McDonald took his first five-wicket haul in one-day cricket as he helped Victoria to a 12-run win over Queensland

Queensland v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane

Blues stumble in chase for 224

Nov 16, 2011: New South Wales' bowlers shrugged off the loss of Doug Bollinger to restrict Queensland's lead, but the visiting batsmen stumbled to 3 for 28 at stumps in pursuit of 224 for victory

Sheffield Shield 2011-12

Hussey to sit out, Hopes and Lynn ruled out

Oct 10, 2011: Michael Hussey's Twenty20 Champions League duty for Chennai Super Kings has ruled him out of Western Australia's Sheffield Shield opener, against Tasmania at the WACA ground

'Every Shield game should aim to go late into day four'

Jul 25, 2011: The states need to look at producing pitches conducive to four-day cricket, and ensuring that younger players have mentors to turn to, says Queensland captain James Hopes

Australian news

Lee expected to join Sydney Sixers

Jul 8, 2011: Kieron Pollard, the West Indies allrounder, will renew his association with South Australia after signing with the Adelaide Strikers for the Big Bash League

Indian Premier League 2011

Low-key Delhi hope to ride on Sehwag

Apr 9, 2011: The reshuffling of players in the auction has left Delhi with a motley crew of outsiders and allrounders and the hopes of their campaign will therefore begin - and hopefully not end - with their captain Virender Sehwag

Australia news

Hopes, Hodge bag best-player awards

Mar 16, 2011: Queensland's James Hopes has been named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Series for 2010-2011 at the State Cricket Awards in Hobart

Queensland v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 2nd day

Hopes takes six as Queensland cruise to victory

Mar 12, 2011: A six-wicket haul from the captain James Hopes ensured that Queensland finished the season in third place on the Sheffield Shield table, with victory by an innings and three runs over Victoria

Queensland v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 1st day

Victoria crumble to Luke Feldman

Mar 10, 2011: Luke Feldman raced through Victoria's batting line-up to finish with a career-best 6 for 37 as Queensland took first-innings points within the first day at the Gabba

Western Australia v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 3rd day

Western Australia sniff victory

Mar 5, 2011: Adam Voges hit a measured 108 to propel Western Australia to a 147-run first innings lead against Queensland at the WACA, before Queensland stuttered to 3 for 58 at stumps

West Aus v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 1st day

Duffield strikes give Western Australia edge

Mar 3, 2011: Western Australia's seamers Michael Hogan and Ryan Duffield pulled Queensland back after the fifth-wicket pair of captain James Hopes and Joe Burns had taken Queensland to a strong position at the WACA