Gareth Hopkins

Gareth Hopkins
Personal information
Full name
Gareth James Hopkins
Born (1976-11-24) 24 November 1976
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 240)5 June 2008 v England
Last Test20 November 2010 v India
ODI debut29 June 2004 v England
Last ODI1 July 2008 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.48
T20I debut (cap 27)23 November 2007 v South Africa
Last T20I23 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96–1997/98Northern Districts
1998/99–2002/03Canterbury
2003/04–2006/07Otago
2007/08–2013/14Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 25 158 203
Runs scored 71 236 7,550 4,013
Batting average 11.83 14.75 36.65 27.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 17/34 4/14
Top score 15 45 201 142
Catches/stumpings 9/0 27/1 435/26 217/30
Source: CricInfo, 23 December 2023

Gareth James Hopkins (born 24 November 1976) is a New Zealand former international cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket for the New Zealand national cricket team between 2004 and 2010.

Hopkins was born at Lower Hutt in the Wellington Region in 1976 and was educated at Taupo College. He played age-group cricket for Northern Districts and played for the national under-19 side before making his senior representative debut for Northern Districts against Central Districts during the 1995–96 season.