Adam Hopkins
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social
Stand-up comedian, writer, editor
Words: VICE, Guardian, BBC R4, Time Out, Wisden, etc.
Tickets and stuff: https://linktr.ee/adam_hopkins23
Words: VICE, Guardian, BBC R4, Time Out, Wisden, etc.
Tickets and stuff: https://linktr.ee/adam_hopkins23
I'm doing a work in progress show at the Pleasance in Islington and you can get 26% off tickets until Monday with the code WIP26
Tickets: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/adam-h...
Tickets: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/adam-h...
January 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I'm doing a work in progress show at the Pleasance in Islington and you can get 26% off tickets until Monday with the code WIP26
Tickets: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/adam-h...
Tickets: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/adam-h...
Come see my show on December 2nd in London for £1
Tickets: thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
Tickets: thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Come see my show on December 2nd in London for £1
Tickets: thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
Tickets: thetopsecretcomedyclub.co.uk/events-listi...
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Essex club Wanstead & Snaresbrook’s tour to Pakistan showed their players a side of the country not generally seen in the British media, writes @adamhopkins23.bsky.social
Read: www.ecb.co.uk/news/4400008...
Read: www.ecb.co.uk/news/4400008...
Broadening horizons from East London to Islamabad
Essex club Wanstead & Snaresbrook’s tour to Pakistan showed their players a side of the country not generally seen in the British media.
www.ecb.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Essex club Wanstead & Snaresbrook’s tour to Pakistan showed their players a side of the country not generally seen in the British media, writes @adamhopkins23.bsky.social
Read: www.ecb.co.uk/news/4400008...
Read: www.ecb.co.uk/news/4400008...
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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
Read: wisden.com/cricket-feat...
Read: wisden.com/cricket-feat...
September 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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
Read: wisden.com/cricket-feat...
Read: wisden.com/cricket-feat...
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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.
Vote: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
They've been randomly assigned into 64 groups of 4, with the winner of each progressing through to the next round.
Vote: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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.
Vote: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
They've been randomly assigned into 64 groups of 4, with the winner of each progressing through to the next round.
Vote: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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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
Read: www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
Read: www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
August 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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
Read: www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
Read: www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
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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
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: pocketmags.com/wisden-crick...
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: pocketmags.com/wisden-crick...
August 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
In the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out today, they reflect on the most beautiful, chaotic and exhausting Test series in recent memory
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: pocketmags.com/wisden-crick...
Print: www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: pocketmags.com/wisden-crick...
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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
Buy: fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/the-kin...
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
Buy: fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/the-kin...
August 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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
Buy: fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/the-kin...
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
Buy: fairfieldbooks.co.uk/shop/the-kin...
Bucharest next week 🇷🇴
June 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Bucharest next week 🇷🇴
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Time to talk: Mental wellbeing and suicide prevention through cricket
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social chats to Mark Boyns from @openingupcricket.bsky.social
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4274381...
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social chats to Mark Boyns from @openingupcricket.bsky.social
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4274381...
May 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Time to talk: Mental wellbeing and suicide prevention through cricket
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social chats to Mark Boyns from @openingupcricket.bsky.social
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4274381...
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social chats to Mark Boyns from @openingupcricket.bsky.social
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4274381...
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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
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4268264...
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social speaks to Michael Coleman from @themetronomescc.bsky.social, a safe cricketing space for all that raises money for good causes
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4268264...
May 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4268264...
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social speaks to Michael Coleman from @themetronomescc.bsky.social, a safe cricketing space for all that raises money for good causes
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4268264...
I was featured on British Comedy Guide and have released a new comedy special
Read: www.comedy.co.uk/live/random8...
Watch: youtu.be/8QYqt-gIer4?...
Read: www.comedy.co.uk/live/random8...
Watch: youtu.be/8QYqt-gIer4?...
April 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I was featured on British Comedy Guide and have released a new comedy special
Read: www.comedy.co.uk/live/random8...
Watch: youtu.be/8QYqt-gIer4?...
Read: www.comedy.co.uk/live/random8...
Watch: youtu.be/8QYqt-gIer4?...
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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
for being shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards (@sportsbookawards.bsky.social) Cricket Book of the Year.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
April 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
for being shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards (@sportsbookawards.bsky.social) Cricket Book of the Year.
#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport
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Sticky Dogs and Stardust – The Second Innings is out now. Can you recognise any of the international stars in the pics below?
Buy the book: thenightwatchman.net/buy/sticky-d...
Buy the book: thenightwatchman.net/buy/sticky-d...
March 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Sticky Dogs and Stardust – The Second Innings is out now. Can you recognise any of the international stars in the pics below?
Buy the book: thenightwatchman.net/buy/sticky-d...
Buy the book: thenightwatchman.net/buy/sticky-d...
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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
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social investigates whether the leagues are worthy of their name, featuring insights from
@tplcricketclub.bsky.social's Ian Livo
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
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
www.wisden.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
@adamhopkins23.bsky.social investigates whether the leagues are worthy of their name, featuring insights from
@tplcricketclub.bsky.social's Ian Livo
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
Doing shows in Paris at the end of the month. Please send boulangerie recommendations 🇫🇷 🥐
March 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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...
Tickets: dice.fm/event/l8y9qb...
March 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My show at @angelcomedy.bsky.social is this Thursday, featuring me and two great opening acts for just £5.
Tickets: dice.fm/event/l8y9qb...
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.
Print: thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: shorturl.at/mGrm8
Print: thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: shorturl.at/mGrm8
February 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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.
Print: thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: shorturl.at/mGrm8
Print: thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
Digital: shorturl.at/mGrm8
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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
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
February 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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
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
February 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Did my first proper spot at Top Secret last night. Nice little milestone for me
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To celebrate Chinese/Lunar New Year, here's @adamhopkins23.bsky.social's account of his time playing cricket in Shanghai 🏏🇨🇳
theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
#CNY2025 #YearOfTheSnake
theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
#CNY2025 #YearOfTheSnake
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
theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
To celebrate Chinese/Lunar New Year, here's @adamhopkins23.bsky.social's account of his time playing cricket in Shanghai 🏏🇨🇳
theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
#CNY2025 #YearOfTheSnake
theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
#CNY2025 #YearOfTheSnake
Decent drop in at The Bill Murray on Saturday night
January 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Decent drop in at The Bill Murray on Saturday night
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Home Office regulations have blurred the lines between professional and amateur sport and UK club cricket is paying the price - @adamhopkins23.bsky.social
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
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
www.wisden.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Home Office regulations have blurred the lines between professional and amateur sport and UK club cricket is paying the price - @adamhopkins23.bsky.social
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
www.wisden.com/cricket-news...
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
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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
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This, out today, has a child genius on its cover, and contained within it, a mass of soaring writing, nerdishness, jokes and soul.
www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
January 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This, out today, has a child genius on its cover, and contained within it, a mass of soaring writing, nerdishness, jokes and soul.
www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...
www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/wisden-c...