Albert John Young "Bert" Hopkins (3 May 1874 – 25 April 1931) was an

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and Penrith

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between 1902 and 1909. An all-rounder, Hopkins was a competent bowler and batsman in Australian domestic cricket for

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, however he was less frequently called on to bowl in Test matches: he was not asked to bowl in a quarter of his appearances. In the second Test at Lord's in 1902 under captain

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, Hopkins opened the bowling for Australia with Ernie Jones. Hopkins took the first two wickets of the English team, the famed batsmen C. B. Fry and

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, both for

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. These were the only two wickets that fell in the match, which was abandoned not long afterwards owing to persistent rain. He was also a strong fielder. He worked in the

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Office of New South Wales for more than 25 years. He died in hospital in April 1931 after a short illness, 8 days before his 57th birthday.

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* * 1874 births 1931 deaths Australia Test cricketers New South Wales cricketers People from Young, New South Wales Australian cricketers Cricketers from New South Wales {{Australia-cricket-bio-1870s-stub

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