| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | David Charles Hopkins |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Buckinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1982 |
| Club2: | Warwickshire |
| Year2: | 1977 - 1981 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 36 |
| Runs1: | 332 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.37 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 34 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,038 |
| Wickets1: | 53 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 38.13 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/67 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/ - |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 24 |
| Runs2: | 60 |
| Bat Avg2: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | - / - |
| Top Score2: | 35 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,024 |
| Wickets2: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 32.36 |
| Fivefor2: | - |
| Tenfor2: | - |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/ - |
| Date: | 13 July |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14937.html Cricinfo |
David Charles Hopkins (born 11 February 1957) is a former English cricketer. Hopkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Hopkins made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Somerset in the 1977 County Championship. He made 35 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1981 County Championship.[1] In his 36 first-class matches, he scored 332 runs at an average of 10.37, with a high score of 34 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 53 wickets at a bowling average of 38.13, with best figures of 6/67.[3] These figures, his only five wicket haul in first-class cricket, came against Somerset in the 1979 County Championship,[4] a season in which he took 27 wickets at an average of 32.81, which was his most successful season in first-class cricket.[5] He made his List A debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire in the 1978 John Player League. He made 23 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Devon in the 1980 Gillette Cup.[6] In his 24 List A appearances, he scored 60 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 35 not out.[7] With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 32.36, with best figures of 3/26.[8]
Leaving Warwickshire at the end of the 1981 season he joined Buckinghamshire, making 2 appearances for the county in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship, both against Oxfordshire.[9]