David Hopps

James Harris seals chase of 381 as Middlesex find spark

Middlesex fought hard on the fourth day, with contributions from Stevie Eskinazi, Hilton Cartwright and James Harris, to resurrect their promotion hopes

23-Jun-2018•David Hopps at Grace Road

Nick Gubbins hundred highlights batting depth against misfiring India A

Liam Dawson also impressed with four wickets in front of England head coach Trevor Bayliss while India's spinners had a poor day

22-Jun-2018•David Hopps at Derby

Zak Chappell's promise on show again amid Leicestershire revival

On the pitch Leicestershire are in rude health, threatening to beat Middlesex and lodge their third successive Championship win

21-Jun-2018•David Hopps at Grace Road

Colin Ackermann's hundred means Middlesex's smiles remain forced

Few would have imagined that Middlesex would come to Leicester in mid-June down in seventh, with only one win from five matches

20-Jun-2018•David Hopps at Grace Road

Prolific Heino Kuhn's fourth hundred outdoes Ben Cox's first to earn Kent a Lord's final

A wonderful game of 50-over cricket was decided with two balls to spare much to the despair of a young Worcestershire team

17-Jun-2018•David Hopps

Heino Kuhn's hundred ousts holders and takes Kent into semi-finals

Kent have the Championship star performer of the season in Matt Henry - and surely Heino Kuhn deserves that accolade over 50 overs

14-Jun-2018•David Hopps

Matt Renshaw helps Somerset scoot top of the County Championship

This was Taunton at its finest - an engrossing finale watched with time-honoured angst by spectators emotionally wedded to the culture and history of the county game

12-Jun-2018•David Hopps at Taunton

Dom Bess toil sums up Somerset's day of slog

Roelof van der Merwe claimed four wickets and there was a maiden ton for Tom Moores as Nottinghamshire fought to avoid defeat

11-Jun-2018•David Hopps

MacLeod heads to Derbyshire with reputation enhanced

Calum MacLeod has the chance to follow up his vanquishing of England with some matchwinning displays for Derbyshire in the Vitality Blast

11-Jun-2018•David Hopps

Ross Taylor softens Notts calamity as Craig Overton shines

Nottinghamshire have a dreadful Championship record at Taunton and four wickets for Craig Overton suggested it might continue as they trailed by 258 on first innings

10-Jun-2018•David Hopps

Inept Derbyshire give Notts a free pass to play-offs

Derbyshire have known some dismal days in East Midlands derbies and this ranked among one of the worst as they succumbed long before the A52 rush hour had cleared

07-Jun-2018•David Hopps

David Willey stars with bat and ball in 742-run Roses thriller

The England allrounder scored 131 from 95 and then added four wickets as Yorkshire held off Lancashire by 16 runs

05-Jun-2018•David Hopps at Old Trafford

Stanlake dumps Yorkshire to chase Australia Test dream

Ricky Ponting has suggested that Billy Stanlake can become one of the great Test bowlers and it appears new Australia coach Justin Langer is of the same mind

16-May-2018•David Hopps

Old dog, new county: Graham Onions relishes arrival as Lancashire match-winner

Figures of 6 for 55 in second innings, and 9 for 77 in the match, seal revenge for early-season defeat against Notts

13-May-2018•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Graham Onions and James Anderson leave leaders Nottinghamshire facing heavy defeat

Lancashire reduced the home side to 1 for 3 at one stage - Ross Taylor bagging a pair - after Keaton Jennings' century built a big lead

12-May-2018•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Keaton Jennings' form continues as Notts get taste of their own medicine

Revenge for Lancashire's opening-round defeat remains far from certain after a first day fought out under skies as sleekly grey as James Anderson's old hairstyle

11-May-2018•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Jonathan Trott, England's meticulous planner, announces his retirement four months early

Warwickshire will say farewell to Jonathan Trott in September as a noble first-class career enters its final phase

03-May-2018•David Hopps

Surrey confirm Kohli deal as India's captain gets licence to warm up for England

Virat Kohli will focus attention on England's professional circuit with a month-long deal at Surrey ahead of India's Test series in England

03-May-2018•David Hopps

Footitt joins Derbyshire on loan deal

Mark Footitt has been loaned to Derbyshire after failing to break into Nottinghamshire's all-England attack in the early rounds of the Championship

02-May-2018•David Hopps

Hard toil ends long wait for Derbyshire

At the 24th time of asking Derbyshire have finally won a Championship match at home. When the run was broken, it came in the most unlikely circumstances

23-Apr-2018•David Hopps at Derby

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