David Hopps
@davidkhopps.bsky.social
Freelance cricket and travel writer (just), ex ESPNcrinfo & Guardian. Social
Liberal. Beach hotel at suitelanka.com. Leeds fan. Often exasperated.
Liberal. Beach hotel at suitelanka.com. Leeds fan. Often exasperated.
This fascinating biography into one of English cricket's most unrestrained figures was a worthy winner of the @cricketmediauk.bsky.social Cricket Book of the Year award. Tim Wigmore's Test Cricket: A History (1/2) was runner-up in a very strong year (1/2).
October 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This fascinating biography into one of English cricket's most unrestrained figures was a worthy winner of the @cricketmediauk.bsky.social Cricket Book of the Year award. Tim Wigmore's Test Cricket: A History (1/2) was runner-up in a very strong year (1/2).
There is no limit to the incompetence of cricket administrators #cricketworldcup
October 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
There is no limit to the incompetence of cricket administrators #cricketworldcup
Maybe tell some of your fellow columnists, dear
September 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Maybe tell some of your fellow columnists, dear
Or is time BBC news stopped clowning around and covered political party conferences properly? And maybe is it time they stopped clowning around and got on BlueSky properly instead of investing all their efforts on the hate-filled X? The clowning is necessary because of second-rate journalism.
September 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Or is time BBC news stopped clowning around and covered political party conferences properly? And maybe is it time they stopped clowning around and got on BlueSky properly instead of investing all their efforts on the hate-filled X? The clowning is necessary because of second-rate journalism.
Do this lot even know they are still promoting "stories" that have been outdated for days? Total charlatans. They can't even copy other people's stories correctly. What a desperate state so much of "journalism" is in these days. #lufc
July 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Do this lot even know they are still promoting "stories" that have been outdated for days? Total charlatans. They can't even copy other people's stories correctly. What a desperate state so much of "journalism" is in these days. #lufc
Dodgy? These nice young men? Surely not! 🙄
June 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Dodgy? These nice young men? Surely not! 🙄
Hey. it's still 5 days til we re-open. The Suite Lanka guys are way ahead of schedule with the beach restuarant upgrade. 🫣
June 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hey. it's still 5 days til we re-open. The Suite Lanka guys are way ahead of schedule with the beach restuarant upgrade. 🫣
This made me laugh. Take away the London rivalry effect and the message is clear.
May 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This made me laugh. Take away the London rivalry effect and the message is clear.
It’s mind boggling how a company with the resources and reputation of ESPNcricinfo can make such a pig’s ear of how it shows its live scores.
April 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It’s mind boggling how a company with the resources and reputation of ESPNcricinfo can make such a pig’s ear of how it shows its live scores.
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer. Hard mode: No villains.
March 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer. Hard mode: No villains.
Oh, they have done. That was quick.
January 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Oh, they have done. That was quick.