James Hopes
Australia
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
October 24, 1978 (47 years)
Birth Place
Townsville, Queensland
Nickname
Hopes
Height
1.80 m
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
RECENT FORM
BATTING
OPPN.
Score
Format
Date
IND
DNB
ODI
20 Oct 10
PAK
30(28)
T20I
06 Jul 10
ENG
12*(3)
ODI
03 Jul 10
ENG
DNB
ODI
30 Jun 10
ENG
7(11)
ODI
27 Jun 10
BOWLING
OPPN.
Wickets
Format
Date
IND
0-56
ODI
20 Oct 10
PAK
0-8
T20I
06 Jul 10
ENG
1-42
ODI
03 Jul 10
ENG
0-56
ODI
30 Jun 10
ENG
0-44
ODI
27 Jun 10
TEAMS
Australia, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Brisbane Heat, Pune Warriors, Queensland, Hobart Hurricanes
ICC RANKINGS
| FORMAT | CURRENT RANK | BEST RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | -- |
| ODI | -- | 44 |
| T20I | -- | 18 |
Profile
James Hopes was one of the many utility all-rounders Australia fielded in the 2000s. With his burly figure, he had the ability to hit the ball a mile and could also bowl accurate medium pace to stifle the batsman. It was the ideal combination for limited-overs cricket although he had gained immense success in the Sheffield Shield. Australia chose to look at him as a white-ball package and he predominantly featured in ODIs while also getting a few games in the T20 format that was just about spreading its wings at that point. Hopes was a wily customer, be it with bat or ball and his intelligence gave him captaincy responsibilities at the State level, a role that he carried out with absolute success.
Although a floater by design as a batsman, Hopes was at his best in the lower middle order at six or seven where he would often use the long handle effectively to give the ideal finish to the innings. The nature of his role meant that consistency wasn't always there but when he came off, the match was invariably tilted in favor of Australia. Hopes' maiden ODI fifty was a famous one as it came in the second VB series final against India in 2008. Australia lost the match by a whisker but Hopes' heroics were lauded. However, immense competition for spots dented his chances of getting a longer run. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steven Smith and Cameron White all had similar designs which made it tough for the think tank to fit Hopes in all the time.
Hopes' disappointments included being ignored for the 2007 and 2011 World Cups although he was part of the 2009 Champions Trophy squad. After 2010, he never got picked for Australia and so, decided to focus on his domestic career with a slight hope of a comeback some day. That never happened but he did continue to produce excellent performances in the domestic circuit. He also involved himself with franchise T20 leagues like the BBL and IPL with moderate returns. After a lot of success, both for
Queensland and personally, Hopes decided to hang up his boots from the First-class cricket after the 2015-16 season
Although a floater by design as a batsman, Hopes was at his best in the lower middle order at six or seven where he would often use the long handle effectively to give the ideal finish to the innings. The nature of his role meant that consistency wasn't always there but when he came off, the match was invariably tilted in favor of Australia. Hopes' maiden ODI fifty was a famous one as it came in the second VB series final against India in 2008. Australia lost the match by a whisker but Hopes' heroics were lauded. However, immense competition for spots dented his chances of getting a longer run. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steven Smith and Cameron White all had similar designs which made it tough for the think tank to fit Hopes in all the time.
Hopes' disappointments included being ignored for the 2007 and 2011 World Cups although he was part of the 2009 Champions Trophy squad. After 2010, he never got picked for Australia and so, decided to focus on his domestic career with a slight hope of a comeback some day. That never happened but he did continue to produce excellent performances in the domestic circuit. He also involved himself with franchise T20 leagues like the BBL and IPL with moderate returns. After a lot of success, both for
Queensland and personally, Hopes decided to hang up his boots from the First-class cricket after the 2015-16 season
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
October 24, 1978 (47 years)
Birth Place
Townsville, Queensland
Nickname
Hopes
Height
1.80 m
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Bio
Batting
Bowling
Career
News
Profile
James Hopes was one of the many utility all-rounders Australia fielded in the 2000s. With his burly figure, he had the ability to hit the ball a mile and could also bowl accurate medium pace to stifle the batsman. It was the ideal combination for limited-overs cricket although he had gained immense success in the Sheffield Shield. Australia chose to look at him as a white-ball package and he predominantly featured in ODIs while also getting a few games in the T20 format that was just about spreading its wings at that point. Hopes was a wily customer, be it with bat or ball and his intelligence gave him captaincy responsibilities at the State level, a role that he carried out with absolute success.
Although a floater by design as a batsman, Hopes was at his best in the lower middle order at six or seven where he would often use the long handle effectively to give the ideal finish to the innings. The nature of his role meant that consistency wasn't always there but when he came off, the match was invariably tilted in favor of Australia. Hopes' maiden ODI fifty was a famous one as it came in the second VB series final against India in 2008. Australia lost the match by a whisker but Hopes' heroics were lauded. However, immense competition for spots dented his chances of getting a longer run. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steven Smith and Cameron White all had similar designs which made it tough for the think tank to fit Hopes in all the time.
Hopes' disappointments included being ignored for the 2007 and 2011 World Cups although he was part of the 2009 Champions Trophy squad. After 2010, he never got picked for Australia and so, decided to focus on his domestic career with a slight hope of a comeback some day. That never happened but he did continue to produce excellent performances in the domestic circuit. He also involved himself with franchise T20 leagues like the BBL and IPL with moderate returns. After a lot of success, both for
Queensland and personally, Hopes decided to hang up his boots from the First-class cricket after the 2015-16 season
Although a floater by design as a batsman, Hopes was at his best in the lower middle order at six or seven where he would often use the long handle effectively to give the ideal finish to the innings. The nature of his role meant that consistency wasn't always there but when he came off, the match was invariably tilted in favor of Australia. Hopes' maiden ODI fifty was a famous one as it came in the second VB series final against India in 2008. Australia lost the match by a whisker but Hopes' heroics were lauded. However, immense competition for spots dented his chances of getting a longer run. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steven Smith and Cameron White all had similar designs which made it tough for the think tank to fit Hopes in all the time.
Hopes' disappointments included being ignored for the 2007 and 2011 World Cups although he was part of the 2009 Champions Trophy squad. After 2010, he never got picked for Australia and so, decided to focus on his domestic career with a slight hope of a comeback some day. That never happened but he did continue to produce excellent performances in the domestic circuit. He also involved himself with franchise T20 leagues like the BBL and IPL with moderate returns. After a lot of success, both for
Queensland and personally, Hopes decided to hang up his boots from the First-class cricket after the 2015-16 season
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born
October 24, 1978 (47 years)
Birth Place
Townsville, Queensland
Nickname
Hopes
Height
1.80 m
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Related News
RECENT FORM
Batting Form
OPPN.
Score
Format
Date
IND
DNB
ODI
20 Oct 10
PAK
30(28)
T20I
06 Jul 10
ENG
12*(3)
ODI
03 Jul 10
ENG
DNB
ODI
30 Jun 10
ENG
7(11)
ODI
27 Jun 10
Bowling Form
OPPN.
Wickets
Format
Date
IND
0-56
ODI
20 Oct 10
PAK
0-8
T20I
06 Jul 10
ENG
1-42
ODI
03 Jul 10
ENG
0-56
ODI
30 Jun 10
ENG
0-44
ODI
27 Jun 10
Batting Career Summary
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 84 | 12 | 21 |
| Innings | 0 | 61 | 7 | 19 |
| Runs | 0 | 1326 | 105 | 417 |
| Balls | 0 | 1415 | 98 | 306 |
| Highest | 0 | 63 | 30 | 71 |
| Average | 0 | 25.02 | 21 | 26.06 |
| SR | 0 | 93.72 | 107.15 | 136.28 |
| Not Out | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Fours | 0 | 123 | 7 | 49 |
| Sixes | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Ducks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50s | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 84 | 12 | 21 |
| Innings | 0 | 75 | 12 | 20 |
| Balls | 0 | 3157 | 222 | 360 |
| Runs | 0 | 2384 | 283 | 548 |
| Maidens | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 67 | 10 | 14 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 35.58 | 28.3 | 39.14 |
| Eco | 0 | 4.53 | 7.65 | 9.13 |
| SR | 0.0 | 47.12 | 22.2 | 25.71 |
| BBI | -/- | 5/14 | 2/26 | 2/2 |
| BBM | -/- | 5/14 | 2/26 | 2/2 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Information
t20
Debut
vs New Zealand, 2005-02-17, Eden Park
Last Played
vs Pakistan, 2010-07-06, Edgbaston
odi
Debut
vs New Zealand, 2005-03-01, Basin Reserve
Last Played
vs India, 2010-10-20, ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
ipl
Debut
vs Chennai Super Kings, 2008-04-19, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
Last Played
vs Pune Warriors, 2011-05-21, Arun Jaitley Stadium
cl
Debut
vs Trinidad and Tobago, 2013-09-22, JSCA International Stadium Complex
Last Played
vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2013-09-30, Narendra Modi Stadium
Profile
James Hopes was one of the many utility all-rounders Australia fielded in the 2000s. With his burly figure, he had the ability to hit the ball a mile and could also bowl accurate medium pace to stifle the batsman. It was the ideal combination for limited-overs cricket although he had gained immense success in the Sheffield Shield. Australia chose to look at him as a white-ball package and he predominantly featured in ODIs while also getting a few games in the T20 format that was just about spreading its wings at that point. Hopes was a wily customer, be it with bat or ball and his intelligence gave him captaincy responsibilities at the State level, a role that he carried out with absolute success.
Although a floater by design as a batsman, Hopes was at his best in the lower middle order at six or seven where he would often use the long handle effectively to give the ideal finish to the innings. The nature of his role meant that consistency wasn't always there but when he came off, the match was invariably tilted in favor of Australia. Hopes' maiden ODI fifty was a famous one as it came in the second VB series final against India in 2008. Australia lost the match by a whisker but Hopes' heroics were lauded. However, immense competition for spots dented his chances of getting a longer run. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steven Smith and Cameron White all had similar designs which made it tough for the think tank to fit Hopes in all the time.
Hopes' disappointments included being ignored for the 2007 and 2011 World Cups although he was part of the 2009 Champions Trophy squad. After 2010, he never got picked for Australia and so, decided to focus on his domestic career with a slight hope of a comeback some day. That never happened but he did continue to produce excellent performances in the domestic circuit. He also involved himself with franchise T20 leagues like the BBL and IPL with moderate returns. After a lot of success, both for
Queensland and personally, Hopes decided to hang up his boots from the First-class cricket after the 2015-16 season
Although a floater by design as a batsman, Hopes was at his best in the lower middle order at six or seven where he would often use the long handle effectively to give the ideal finish to the innings. The nature of his role meant that consistency wasn't always there but when he came off, the match was invariably tilted in favor of Australia. Hopes' maiden ODI fifty was a famous one as it came in the second VB series final against India in 2008. Australia lost the match by a whisker but Hopes' heroics were lauded. However, immense competition for spots dented his chances of getting a longer run. The likes of Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Steven Smith and Cameron White all had similar designs which made it tough for the think tank to fit Hopes in all the time.
Hopes' disappointments included being ignored for the 2007 and 2011 World Cups although he was part of the 2009 Champions Trophy squad. After 2010, he never got picked for Australia and so, decided to focus on his domestic career with a slight hope of a comeback some day. That never happened but he did continue to produce excellent performances in the domestic circuit. He also involved himself with franchise T20 leagues like the BBL and IPL with moderate returns. After a lot of success, both for
Queensland and personally, Hopes decided to hang up his boots from the First-class cricket after the 2015-16 season