David Hopps

Helm enhances reputation with five-for in win

Tom Helm's 5 for 33, the second-best figures by an England Lions bowler, allowed the side to pip ahead in a rain-affected match and cut the margin of defeat in the series to 3-2

11-Mar-2017•The Report by David Hopps in Colombo

ECB retreats from regional academies plan

The ECB is not intending to implement proposals to downgrade the 18 county academies in favour of regional training hubs

10-Mar-2017•David Hopps

Bell-Drummond, Alsop give Carberry a reason to smile

Daniel Bell-Drummond made a century and Tom Alsop 96 during a 200-run stand that took England Lions to victory in the fourth match against Sri Lanka A

09-Mar-2017•David Hopps in Colombo

Jayasuriya exposes Lions' frailties against spin

Beneath the shadow of Elephant Rock, England Lions produced the sort of under-par display that even an elephant would want to forget in a hurry

06-Mar-2017•David Hopps in Kurunegala

Chase a breeze for Gunathilaka after Livingstone's toil

Danushka Gunathilaka inflicted a 65-ball hundred upon England Lions as Sri Lanka A strolled into a 2-0 lead in their five-match series

04-Mar-2017•David Hopps in Dambulla

India flashback for Duckett as Sri Lanka stroll

If Ben Duckett was looking for an immediate pick-me-up on the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka after his disheartening time in India, he discovered that life can sometimes be less accommodating than that

02-Mar-2017•David Hopps in Dambulla

Lions ready to get their teeth into Sri Lanka

A five-match one-day series gives those jostling in the ranks for England recognition a chance to impress the selectors

01-Mar-2017•David Hopps in Dambulla

Tom Curran called up to England ODI squad

Tom Curran heard of his England call-up during a 4am trip to the bathroom, and now has a golden opportunity to stake his claim for the Champions Trophy

28-Feb-2017•David Hopps in Dambulla

The regional threat to Durham's academy lifeline

As Durham rebuild from near-bankruptcy, they can at least take pride in a thriving county academy, but ECB scrutiny of a proposal for regional academies might change all that

15-Feb-2017•David Hopps

Yardy returns to his beloved Sussex as batting coach

Michael Yardy, who ended a long professional career in 2015 after an eight-year battle with mental illness, has rejoined Sussex as the club's first full-time batting coach

14-Feb-2017•David Hopps

Legal Leach braced for comeback after resolving action points

Jack Leach feared he would be stigmatised after a flaw was discovered in his action. Instead, he's back, new and improved and ready for the Sri Lanka tour

02-Feb-2017•David Hopps

Duckett dusts himself down after torrid Test baptism

Ben Duckett was found wanting by the best spin bowler in the world during England's Test series in India, but he believes he's better for the experience

28-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Warwickshire's financial results highlight challenge for English game

As the Big Bash League wallows in praise after another successful year, the financial challenge facing English professional cricket remains as stark as ever as it seeks to increase the capacities of its stadia with an eye to the crowd potential of Twenty2

28-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Jennings takes military lessons into the middle

Keaton Jennings talks about how military training has helped his cricket, the influence of Alastair Cook, and leading the Lions side to Sri Lanka

27-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Lancashire defend system after double Kolpak deal

Lancashire have pulled off a double Kolpak deal which sees Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dane Vilas shore up the batting ranks at Old Trafford

27-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Stephen Cook completes Durham overseas deal

Durham have confirmed the signing of South African batsmen Stephen Cook for the first half of the 2017 season

23-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Bat-maker and bat beater: Peter Kippax dies

Peter Kippax, who played for the county as a legspinner in the early 1960s, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's, aged 76

18-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Peter Roebuck's Somerset agony

Previously unpublished material reveals the anguish he felt about being made the man to blame for the decision to let the club's long-serving West Indian stars go

18-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Wood faces crunch-time as comeback from ankle surgery gathers momentum

Mark Wood, England's most explosive fast bowler, will get the first indication as to whether he can rebuild an injury-ravaged international career later this month

17-Jan-2017•David Hopps

Kagiso Rabada takes ten in 282-run triumph

South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series by claiming the last six wickets before lunch on the fourth morning as Sri Lanka continued their ill-disciplined ways

05-Jan-2017•The Report by David Hopps

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