James Vince

Vince was educated at Warminster School in Wiltshire. While at school, he played football for Reading Academy for three years and from the age of sixteen played for Trowbridge Town F.C. On leaving school, he pursued a career as a professional cricketer. After graduating from Hampshire's cricket academy, Vince signed a one-year deal with the club at the start of 2009. He made his Championship debut on 11 June 2009 against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. His batting performances earned him a call-up to the England under-19 team for a Test match series against Bangladesh. According to Duncan Fletcher, who acted as a consultant for Hampshire and was the former coach of the England team, Vince is reminiscent of former England batsman Michael Vaughan. Following the retirement of John Crawley during the 2009 season, Vince was a regular for Hampshire in all forms of the game. He was a member of Hampshire's 2010 Friends Provident t20 winning team which defeated Somerset. Vince scored his maiden first-class century in a county championship against Yorkshire, scoring 180 runs in a 278 run stand with James Adams, which is the county's fourth highest partnership in first-class cricket. He announced his retirement from red ball cricket in 2025. Vince relocated to Dubai after attacks on his family home in mid 2024.

Vince made his One Day International debut for England against Ireland on 8 May 2015, and his Twenty20 International debut against Pakistan on 26 November 2015. He scored 41 in the first game of the T20I series as England won by 14 runs, and then scored 38 in the second as England won again. Vince scored 46 in the final game as the scores finished tied and England won the Super Over. Vince was named man of the series after his contributions in all three games. He played one game in the 2016 World T20, replacing the injured Alex Hales for the match against Afghanistan. Vince scored 22 and England won the match. In May 2016, Vince was named in the Test squad for Sri Lanka's tour of England, and won his first Test cap in the first Test at Headingley. However, in his first innings, he only scored 9 runs. In the second Test, Vince scored 35 in England's first innings, and was not required to bat in the second as England won by nine wickets. Vince played in the third and final Test of the series, scoring ten in the first innings before being dismissed for a duck in the second innings, as the match ended in a draw. He played in the final ODI match of the series, replacing the injured Alex Hales, and scored 51, helping England to reach 324 and win the match by 122 runs. He scored 16 in the only T20I match between the teams, which England won by eight wickets. Vince kept his place for the Test series against Pakistan, and made 16 in the first innings of the first Test. He was…