Quick Facts

Known ForBeing the captain for Hampshire County Cricket Club

Full Name:James Michael Vince

Profession:Cricketer

Nationality:English

Age:29 years old (in 2020)

Date of Birth:March 14, 1991

Birthplace:Cuckfield, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Height, Weight & Physical Stats

Height:6 feet (1.83 m)

Weight:Not known (Not known)

Bodytype:Athletic

Hair Color:Dark Brown

Eye Color:Green

James Michael Vince is proficiently known as James Vince. Vince is an English right-handed middle-order batsman who has also remained the captain for Hampshire County Cricket Club. Additionally, he has been represented the England cricket team whose won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Vince can also serve as a right-arm medium pace bowler. He was born on 14th March 1991, in Cuckfield, West Sussex, and England. Vince attended Warminster School in Wiltshire for secondary education from 2001 to 2007. Initially, he was the footballer. During his school days, he played football for Reading Academy for three years at his teenaged. Next, then he played for Trowbridge Town Football Club at the age of 16 years. Vince took admission in the Hampshire’s cricket academy for his graduation.

Career

Vince was agreed with a one-year contract with Hampshire’s cricket Club. During this deal, he made his Championship debut against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club on 11th June 2009. In this debut, he progressed excellent batting performances that earned Vince a call up to the Under-19 team of England for a Test series against Bangladesh squad. Additionally, Vince recorded the 4th highest partnership record of England in first-class cricket by scoring a maiden century. He was running 180 in 278 runs partnership with James Adams against the Yorkshire team that was played in the county championship.

As concerned as the international career of the played, Vince made his first One Day International debut on 8th May 2015 from his national side against Ireland. Whereas Vince career first Twenty20 International debut was played against Pakistan on 26th November 2015. In this series, Vince performed well and England won all the three matches of the series. In the final, Vince scored 46 which results in the ties of the match. England’s squad won the Super Over as well as the final of the series. Vince awarded the man of the series award for his progress in all three matches of the series. He has also played in the 2016 World T20, as a replacement of injured Alex Hales where he scored 22 runs against Afghanistan. Subsequently, England won the match.

The T20 franchise career of the player is also very successful, as he has played for a number of international franchises. He started overseas cricket from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2018 for the Karachi Kings Franchise then joint Multan Sultans since 2019. He played for Sydney Thunder in two the season of the Big Bash League (BBL) then joint Sydney Sixers in 2019, for the Auckland Aces team in the 2018/2019 season of the Super Smash and for the Paarl Rocks team in the 2019 Mzansi Super League (MSL).