About Reginald Hopkins
Lived 1904 – 1982 (aged 78). Reginald Hopkins was a British cricketer.
Reginald Gordon Hopkins (6 June 1904 – 13 November 1982) was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.
Born at Southsea, Hampshire in June 1904, Hopkins was educated at Cheltenham College. He later served in the Army in India Reserve of Officers, holding the rank of lieutenant in 1928 and was promoted captain in 1933 but resigned his commission in January 1938. While living in India, Hopkins made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Hindus at Bombay in 1927. Over the course of the next decade, he appeared in ten first-class matches in India, playing seven times for the Europeans, once for Bombay against the touring Australians in 1935, and twice for the Cricket Club of India. He died at Fuengirola in Spain in November 1982.
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Who was Reginald Hopkins?
British cricketer (1904-1982)
When was Reginald Hopkins born?
Reginald Hopkins was born on 6 June 1904 in Southsea.
When did Reginald Hopkins die?
Reginald Hopkins died on 13 November 1982 in Fuengirola.
What was Reginald Hopkins's occupation?
Reginald Hopkins was a cricketer.
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Reginald Hopkins was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Reginald Hopkins. https://biography.guide/reginald-hopkins/
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