William Hopkinson

William Hopkinson (29 April 1835 – 25 November 1913) was an Engine Fitter and an English first-class cricketer active 1861–63 who played for Kent.[1]

Hopkinson was born on 29 April 1835 in Staveley, Derbyshire and played Cricket for Derbyshire in a county match in his youth. Around 1855 he moved to Chatham in Kent to work as an engine fitter in the dockyard. In 1861 he became a professional cricketer for Kent. After three years Hopkinson became a cricket coach at Lansing College and then Westminster School. Hopkinson died, aged 78, on 25 November 1913 in Gillingham, Kent.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 William Hopkinson at ESPNcricinfo
  2. ↑ "Death of former Derbyshire Cricketer". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. 6 December 1913. p. 13.


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