Gareth Hopkins

Hopkins emerged from the sidelines as a back-up for Brendon McCullum in 2004. Over the period of time though, Hopkins has had very little exposure at the highest level of the game.

Despite debuting in June 2004, Hopkins had to wait until the fag end of 2007 for his first ODI runs of his career. It did not help matters though that he was dismissed twice without scoring, first against West Indies in July 2004 and then against South Africa in 2007. It must be also said that he has failed to make most of the opportunities he has received.