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IPL playerAustralia2008 to 2011

James Hopes

On scorecards: JR Hopes · Right-hand bat

2
Seasons
21
Matches
417
Runs
SR 136.2
14
Wickets
econ 9.13
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2011 · Sources

James Hopes played two IPL seasons for two franchises.

The arrival

James Hopes arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹1.20 cr (US$300k), at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 11 matches, 221 runs and 7 wickets at 9.86 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the bat.

The peak

The high point with the bat was 2008, for Kings XI Punjab: 221 runs at an average of 20.1, striking at 149.3 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 129.1, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 71.

With the ball, the best season was 2011, for Delhi Daredevils: 7 wickets at 8.50 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 1 for 25.

Franchise by franchise

2008, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹1.20 cr. 11 matches, 221 runs and 7 wickets.

2011, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.57 cr. 10 matches, 196 runs and 7 wickets.

2009 and 2010 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

Bat, ball and method

Across the career, James Hopes struck at 136.2. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 124.9, so James Hopes scored about 11 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 63% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 49 fours and 11 sixes.

With the ball, 14 wickets in 360 deliveries, at 9.13 runs an over against a league rate of 7.76 for the same seasons: 1.37 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 5 catches.

At the auction

James Hopes went under the hammer twice. The highest price was ₹1.57 cr (US$350k), paid by Delhi Daredevils in 2011.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

James Hopes made 21 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Daredevils in 2011.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2008Kings XI Punjab112217120.1149.32/079.862/22
2011Delhi Daredevils101965539.2124.02/078.501/253

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced36.3%
Balls per four6.2
Balls per six27.8
Dot balls bowled29.2%
Balls per wicket25.7
Catches5
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2008Auction-2–Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1.20 cr (US$300k)
2011–₹90 lakhSold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.57 cr (US$350k)

Sources