Rachel Hopkins (cricketer)

Rachel Hannah Marie Hopkins (born 19 July 1992) is an English cricketer who currently plays for North East Warriors. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Northern Diamonds, Derbyshire and Durham, before they were succeeded by North East Warriors.[1][2] She is also a High Performance Coach of North East Warriors.[3]

Rachel Hopkins
Personal information
Full name
Rachel Hannah Marie Hopkins
Born (1992-07-19) 19 July 1992
Nottingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2017Derbyshire
2018–2019Durham
2020–presentNorth East Warriors
2020–2022Northern Diamonds
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 91 71
Runs scored 1,909 972
Batting average 23.86 18.69
100s/50s 1/8 0/3
Top score 117* 63
Balls bowled 2,144 418
Wickets 58 22
Bowling average 20.66 17.13
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/5 3/12
Catches/stumpings 33/– 21/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Early life

Hopkins was born on 19 July 1992 in Nottingham.[2]

Domestic career

Hopkins made her county debut in 2007, for Derbyshire against Essex.[4] She hit her maiden county half-century in 2011, scoring 58 against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, a season in which she was her side's leading run-scorer in the Championship, with 192 runs.[5][6] In 2014 she was again her side's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 279 runs at an average of 34.87.[7] In 2016, Hopkins had a standout season, hitting her maiden county century, 117* against Cheshire, and was Derbyshire's leading run-scorer in both the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup.[8][9][10]

Hopkins moved to Durham ahead of the 2018 season, and was quickly successful, being the side's leading run-scorer in both the 2018 Women's County Championship, with 215 runs at an average of 53.75, and in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 142 runs at an average of 20.28.[11][12] In 2020, Durham merged with Northumberland to form the North East Warriors.[13] Although the side did not play any competitive matches that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopkins appeared in two friendlies against Scotland for the team in 2020.[14] In 2021, she scored 59 runs for the side at an average of 24.50 in the Twenty20 Cup.[15] She played one match for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[16]

Hopkins is also a coach, having worked for Durham as a Cricket Development Officer from 2018, and, when the side became North East Warriors, becoming a High Performance Coach for the new team.[17][3]

In 2020, Hopkins played for Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, scoring 54 runs at an average of 13.50.[18] She played a further twelve matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[19][20] She played one match for the side in 2022, in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, without batting or bowling.[21] At the end of the 2022 season, Hopkins retired from regional cricket.[22]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Rachel Hopkins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Rachel Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. "Danielle Hazell heads up North East women's high performance pathway". Durham Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Derbyshire Women v Essex Women, 19 May 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. "Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 29 May 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. "Cheshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 28 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. "Batting and Fielding for Durham Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  12. "Batting and Fielding for XXX Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  13. "Danielle Hazell heads up North East women's high performance pathway". Durham Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Rachel Hopkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  15. "Batting and Fielding for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  16. "Batting and Fielding for North East Warriors Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  17. "Durham Cricket Board appoint two Women's and Girls' Development Officers". Durham Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  18. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 - Northern Diamonds". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  19. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  20. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  21. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  22. "North East Warriors to start season at South North CC". Durham Cricket. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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