The Official Gareth Hopkins isn't terrible thread

Athlai · 03-11-2010, 04:15 PM

He'll do alright.

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Originally Posted by Hurricane

Two week avatar bet that he won't average more than 20.00 you are on...

I will let straw man take the 100 run bet.

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Originally Posted by straw man

You're on, Zoidberg. I'll even let you have the even-100 (how nice).

Hopkins is mooooooore than welcome to prove me wrong too.

Also ^

Flem274* · 03-11-2010, 04:18 PM

Yeah, love him. Mainly because everyone hates him. Was never much of a List A player and really, I know Auckland is a road but since he moved there he's averaged 59 from 20 games there. If he can't hold a bat in tests we need to go grow some ****ing grass on Colin Maiden Park.

Athlai · 03-11-2010, 04:20 PM

Expect him to average 20.01-100 this series and score well over 100 runs.

Prince EWS · 03-11-2010, 04:29 PM

Yeah unsuprisingly I'm in. Made a few posts defending his batting lately. Dunno about his keeping yet but he'll go okay in Tests with the bat.

Athlai · 03-11-2010, 04:34 PM

What everyone needs to understand is that he isn't terrible.

Flem274* · 03-11-2010, 04:42 PM

Solid with the gloves. Not in McCullum's league, but he's no Kamran.

Athlai · 03-11-2010, 04:49 PM

Yeah is a bit awkward and clumsy but a pretty solid pair of hands. Isn't very limber with the spinners though.

MW1304 · 03-11-2010, 04:58 PM

I'd always assumed, having not seen him much, he was a brilliant gloveman, considering his pretty woeful batting record, but hearing that he's 'solid' but 'no McCullum' has to be worrying, really. Oh well I'm happy for him to prove everyone wrong and score some runs. Just seriously doubt he'll actually do it.

^^^^^^^^^^^^
And the above worries me even more

Athlai · 03-11-2010, 05:10 PM

He has been a very good first class batsman in recent seasons.

Athlai · 03-11-2010, 05:35 PM

_Ed_ · 03-11-2010, 07:22 PM

I like this thread. He'll do alright, IMO. At the very least, Hopkins >>> Robbie Hart.

Howsie · 03-11-2010, 07:43 PM

You can put me in the "is terrible camp" His keeping is average and he wont average more then 30, I doubt he's still in the test team come next year. I've said it before I think but his poor keeping will see him get the chop.

Prince EWS · 03-11-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Howsie

You can put me in the "is terrible camp" His keeping is average and he wont average more then 30, I doubt he's still in the test team come next year. I've said it before I think but his poor keeping will see him get the chop.

Fair enough. I don't really know much about his keeping. I think he's a much better batsman than a lot of people acknowledge though; I reckon he'll average around 30.

vic_orthdox · 03-11-2010, 08:17 PM

Geez, he's not a good looking human being though.

Flem274* · 03-11-2010, 08:48 PM

Hopguns

03-11-2010, 04:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Prince EWS Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New South Wales Posts: 37,804	Yeah unsuprisingly I'm in. Made a few posts defending his batting lately. Dunno about his keeping yet but he'll go okay in Tests with the bat. __________________ ~ Cribbage

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MW1304 International Debutant Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Central Posts: 2,639	I'd always assumed, having not seen him much, he was a brilliant gloveman, considering his pretty woeful batting record, but hearing that he's 'solid' but 'no McCullum' has to be worrying, really. Oh well I'm happy for him to prove everyone wrong and score some runs. Just seriously doubt he'll actually do it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ And the above worries me even more Last edited by MW1304; 03-11-2010 at 04:59 PM.

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Athlai Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellywood, NZ Posts: 26,001	Expect him to average 20.01-100 this series and score well over 100 runs.

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Athlai Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellywood, NZ Posts: 26,001	What everyone needs to understand is that he isn't terrible.

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Flem274* Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeets' sheets Posts: 23,377	Solid with the gloves. Not in McCullum's league, but he's no Kamran.

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Athlai Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellywood, NZ Posts: 26,001	Yeah is a bit awkward and clumsy but a pretty solid pair of hands. Isn't very limber with the spinners though.

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Athlai Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wellywood, NZ Posts: 26,001	He has been a very good first class batsman in recent seasons.

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_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,111	I like this thread. He'll do alright, IMO. At the very least, Hopkins >>> Robbie Hart.

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Howsie International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NZ Posts: 4,535	You can put me in the "is terrible camp" His keeping is average and he wont average more then 30, I doubt he's still in the test team come next year. I've said it before I think but his poor keeping will see him get the chop.

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vic_orthdox Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24,371	Geez, he's not a good looking human being though.

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