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James Hopes

Full name: James Redfern Hopes

Born: 24th October 1978, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm medium pace

Teams: Australia (ODI: 2004/05-2008); Australia (Int Twenty20: 2004/05-2008); Queensland (Main FC: 2001/02-2007/08); Queensland (Main ListA: 2000/01-2007/08); Queensland (Main Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); All teams

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Articles: Kings ride home on Marsh’s hundred

Punjab scrape through to the semi-finals in a last ball thriller

Sehwag hits fifty, goofs up, and Daredevils lose to Punjab

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Pictures: James Hopes celebrates taking the wicket of Mathew Sinclair

James Hopes plays a shot during their tri series

James Hopes drives on his way to 146

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A brisk medium-pacer whose aggressive, exciting batting has meant that he has been shuffled up and down the Queensland batting order regularly, he has improved at regular intervals, scoring four Pura Cup centuries so far. For his all round abilities, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab to play for them in the Indian Premier League. Hopes made an early start to his career, beginning with Queensland's Emerging Players as a 13-year-old and played in the state's under-age sides before progressing to the Australia Under-19 team. In 2005-06, he collected 15 wickets at 18.33 in the ING Cup and 16 at 22.56 in the Pura Cup - but he was unable to transfer his regular success into the international arena. In eight ODI appearances, he was less successful with the ball, although his batting showed promise with a top score of 43 against Sri Lanka. Hopes was dropped from the squad at the end of the VB Series and missed the tour to South Africa, but when Watson suffered a calf problem in Bangladesh he was replaced by his Queensland team-mate. Despite the late-season promotion, Hopes was not given a renewed central contract and he went back to play for Queensland in 2006-07, scoring 553 runs and taking 21 wickets in the Pura Cup, and capturing a season-high 20 victims and a first one-day century in the FR Cup. When another Watson injury occurred Hopes was put on World Cup standby before regaining his Cricket Australia deal.
Profile DateLine: 17th June 2008 by CricketArchive

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	49	82	1	2648	146	32.69	5	13	22

First-Class Career Bowling (2001/02-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	6546	315	3081	85	6-70	36.24	1	0	77.01	2.82

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	33	23	2	477	63	22.71	0	1	94.26	11

One-Day International Career Bowling (2004/05-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia	1187	16	838	23	2-16	36.43	0	0	51.60	4.23

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2000/01-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	112	91	10	2165	115	26.72	2	11	85.91	31

One-Day Career Bowling (2000/01-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	4981	54	3760	139	5-29	27.05	5	1	35.83	4.52

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	4	1	0	17	17	17.00	0	0	85.00	1

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia	72	0	72	4	2-26	18.00	0	0	18.00	6.00

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	27	23	0	406	71	17.65	0	3	133.55	8

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	423	0	629	16	2-2	39.31	0	0	26.43	8.92

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-1997/98)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Australia Under-19s	3	5	1	69	29*	17.25	0	0	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (1996/97-1997/98)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Australia Under-19s	700	29	343	11	5-104	31.18	1	0	63.63	2.94

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-1997/98)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Australia Under-19s	12	10	2	304	105	38.00	1	2	2

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1996/97-1997/98)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia Under-19s	439	4	375	8	2-22	46.87	0	0	54.87	5.12