David Hopps

Hampshire cling to Division One lifeline

The most important moment in Hampshire's fight to avoid relegation from Division One of the LV= Championship came in mid-afternoon - not at Trent Bridge, but at Headingley

23-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Patel recalled as Ansari is ruled out

Samit Patel has been recalled to England's Test squad for the first time since 2012 after Zafar Ansari was ruled out of the tour of UAE

23-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Edwards fights for Hampshire's losing cause

Fidel Edwards took a six-wicket haul but Riki Wessels' hundred prevented relegation-threatened Hampshire from taking charge at Trent Bridge

22-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Let's celebrate cricket

Scyld Berry does just that in his new book, delving into the game's history, as well as musing on the topics of language, race, numbers, and more besides

19-Sep-2015•David Hopps

'The next step is to hopefully play in the World T20'

At 35 and in the form of his life with Gloucestershire, Michael Klinger hasn't given up on the hope of playing for Australia

18-Sep-2015•David Hopps

The embodiment of a Yorkshireman

Brian Close was courageous, of course, but also outspoken, indestructible, and bloody-minded

14-Sep-2015•David Hopps

Does the Cowdrey Lecture matter?

For all its colonial baggage, the MCC's efforts as a lobby group to serve cricket's best interests are worthwhile and especially relevant today

10-Sep-2015•David Hopps

Collapse exposes Notts as title pretenders

Nottinghamshire were not really Championship challengers. Everybody knew that. As the county who still had an arithmetical chance of the title, their role in the grand scheme of things was to allow everyone to pretend for a day or two more

09-Sep-2015•David Hopps at Trent Bridge

Sangakkara's gruelling hundred just sees Surrey to Lord's final

Surrey scraped into the Royal London Cup final when Tom Curran prevented Steven Mulllaney hitting the last ball for six, leaving Kumar Sangakkara to celebrate a triumphant hundred and Greg Smith so close in reply

07-Sep-2015•David Hopps

Phenomenal Klinger flies back to book Lord's date

Michael Klinger returned from Australia to lead Gloucestershire into the Royal London Cup final with an unbeaten century against Yorkshire at Headingley and continue a phenomenal summer

06-Sep-2015•David Hopps

Clarke offers solace as Worcestershire relegation looms

Worcestershire are 13 points adrift from safety with two games remaining after suffering a thumping defeat, by an innings and 63 runs, against Sussex at New Road

04-Sep-2015•David Hopps at New Road

Wright double leaves Worcs in trouble

Worcestershire lost three wickets in their second innings and were staring at defeat after Luke Wright's unbeaten 226 led Sussex to an impregnable position

03-Sep-2015•David Hopps at New Road

Wright's adventure puts Sussex on top

Luke Wright completed 1,000 LV= County Championship runs in a season for the first time as Sussex took control of their Division One relegation tussle against Worcestershire at New Road

02-Sep-2015•David Hopps at New Road

Jordan makes up for lost time to boost Sussex

Chris Jordan, who has endured an injury-hit season, claimed 5 for 57 to boost Sussex's chances of avoiding relegation against fellow strugglers Worcestershire

01-Sep-2015•David Hopps at New Road

Lancashire into final as spin dominates in poor spectacle

English cricket's three-for-one Finals Day provided entertainment in the second semi-final worthy of the supermarket discount bin as Lancashire reach the final with a six-wicket victory

29-Aug-2015•David Hopps

Yorkshire hold nerve to inflict Essex's latest near miss

A fourth quarter-final defeat in two seasons helped further the narrative of an Essex side that never quite delivers

27-Aug-2015•David Hopps

England's professionals clamour for T20 change

England's professional cricketers have overwhelmingly called for a reshaped Twenty20 competition capable of rivalling tournaments such as the Big Bash, played in one block to raise standards, and involving England players on a regular basis

26-Aug-2015•David Hopps

Root and Warner end Ashes feud

Joe Root and David Warner took to Twitter to produce the picture that officially ended their long-standing feud

24-Aug-2015•David Hopps

Victory sends off Clarke and Rogers on a high

Peter Siddle finished with four wickets as Australia wrapped up an innings victory to narrow the Ashes margin to 3-2 after rain delayed them for three hours

23-Aug-2015•The Report by David Hopps

Cook provides fight before falling short

Alastair Cook fought hard on the third day but fell for 85 shortly before the close as Australia closed in on victory in the final Test

22-Aug-2015•The Report by David Hopps

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