Adam Hopkins

The ECB’s Supplementary Support Programme is helping to give state-school educated cricketers the chance to compete with their private-school peers on a more even footing, writes @adamhopkins23.bsky.social

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Our readers have sent us suggestions for the greatest men's goals of all time and we've produced a shortlist of 256 of the best.

They've been randomly assigned into 64 groups of 4, with the winner of each progressing through to the next round.

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On this day in 2005 as Giles and Hoggard steered England home at Trent Bridge, Wisden Cricket Monthly's @adamhopkins23.bsky.social was enjoying his own Golden Summer

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In the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out today, they reflect on the most beautiful, chaotic and exhausting Test series in recent memory

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The King of Spain and I

Surviving cricket, depression and the greatest ever Ashes

The autobiography of Ashley Giles, a cricketer who survived the enemies of self-doubt, imposter syndrome and depression to achieve Ashes glory

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Bucharest next week 🇷🇴

Time to talk: Mental wellbeing and suicide prevention through cricket

@adamhopkins23.bsky.social chats to Mark Boyns from @openingupcricket.bsky.social

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Cricket for all with The Metronomes

@adamhopkins23.bsky.social speaks to Michael Coleman from @themetronomescc.bsky.social, a safe cricketing space for all that raises money for good causes

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I was featured on British Comedy Guide and have released a new comedy special

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Congratulations to Brian Lara and @philwisden.bsky.social
for being shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards (@sportsbookawards.bsky.social) Cricket Book of the Year.

#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport

Sticky Dogs and Stardust – The Second Innings is out now. Can you recognise any of the international stars in the pics below?

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Crème de la Prem: The current state of ECB Premier League cricket With the recent addition of the Huddersfield League, there are now 33 ECB Premier Leagues operating across England and Wales. Adam Hopkins investigates whether the leagues are worthy of their name

With the recent addition of Huddersfield, there are now 33 ECB Premier Leagues operating across England and Wales

@adamhopkins23.bsky.social investigates whether the leagues are worthy of their name, featuring insights from
@tplcricketclub.bsky.social's Ian Livo

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Doing shows in Paris at the end of the month. Please send boulangerie recommendations 🇫🇷 🥐

My show at @angelcomedy.bsky.social is this Thursday, featuring me and two great opening acts for just £5.

Tickets: dice.fm/event/l8y9qb...

Read about the 100 hundreds that changed the world in issue 85 of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out now, including me on a (supposedly) 16-year-old Shahid Afridi's world record blitz against Sri Lanka.

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We're pleased to announce that three of our titles have been shortlisted for the @thecricketsociety.bsky.social and MCC Book of the Year Award

Blood on the Tracks by David Tossell, A Striking Summer by Stephen Brenkley, and One Hell of a Life by Stephen Chalke have made the list

Did my first proper spot at Top Secret last night. Nice little milestone for me

Club cricket in Shanghai: a familiar comfort in an unforgiving city The simple pleasure of playing during a spell living in China was a glorious escape amid a vast bustling city

To celebrate Chinese/Lunar New Year, here's @adamhopkins23.bsky.social's account of his time playing cricket in Shanghai 🏏🇨🇳

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#CNY2025 #YearOfTheSnake

Decent drop in at The Bill Murray on Saturday night

Pro choice: The impact of Home Office regulations on UK club cricket Home Office regulations have blurred the lines between professional and amateur sport and UK club cricket is paying the price, writes Adam Hopkins

Home Office regulations have blurred the lines between professional and amateur sport and UK club cricket is paying the price - @adamhopkins23.bsky.social

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Regardless of who wins this, I hope Djokovic and Alcaraz can meet up after the match for a couple of glasses of Guojiao 1573, 澳大利亚最喜欢的白酒! #AusOpen

This, out today, has a child genius on its cover, and contained within it, a mass of soaring writing, nerdishness, jokes and soul.

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Issue 84 of Wisden Cricket Monthly is out now with breakout star of English cricket Jacob Bethell taking the cover.

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Office manager making sure we don't forget where we work

Adam Hopkins: Sorry, What? (WIP) Tickets | £5 | 6 Mar @ The Bill Murray, London | DICE Adam Hopkins' new work in progress show about how growing up in a house that used British Sign Language (BSL) helped him overcome the language barrier when h...

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I am doing some work in progress shows in March whether I like it or not. Come see me at The Bill Murray in London on March 6 or at Glasgow International Comedy Festival on March 23

Glasgow tickets: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/performances...

Angel tickets: coming soon

"The city was unbelievably stimulating, home to people from across the globe and boasting an embarrassment of bars, restaurants and nightclubs. But with this stimulation came fatigue."

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Sam Konstas learned to bat on TikTok #AUSvIND

Club cricket in Shanghai: a familiar comfort in an unforgiving city The simple pleasure of playing during a spell living in China was a glorious escape amid a vast bustling city

"There was something so familiar and comforting about it. Finding a thing you know in a place that you don’t." 🏏 🇨🇳

@adamhopkins23.bsky.social for Wisden Cricket Monthly via @theguardian.com

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