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Full name | Carl Daniel Hopkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brighton, East Sussex, England | 14 September 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000 – 2009 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 October 2009 |
Carl Hopkinson (born 14 September 1981) is a former English cricketer and current coach. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He was also a talented fielder. [1]
Born in Sussex,he attended Brighton College [2] and played for Lewes Priory Cricket Club. [3] 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.
Hopkinson joined the coaching staff at Sussex in 2010 and filled roles as assistant coach,second XI and fielding coach. In 2018 he joined the ECB as Lead Fielding Coach. [4] He left the England set-up in November 2024. [5] [6]
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