Vince Wells

Vincent John Wells (born 6 August 1965) is an English former professional cricketer. He played nine Limited Overs Internationals for the England cricket team during January–April 1999 and was a member of the squad for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. A career highlight was an all-round performance in the first final of the Carlton & United Series against Australia, when Wells took three top-order wickets and then scored a quick, stroke-filled 33.^[1]

Vince Wells

Personal information
Full name	Vincent John Wells
Born	(1965-08-06) 6 August 1965 (age 59) Dartford, Kent
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	England
ODI debut (cap 153)	10 January 1999 v Australia
Last ODI	12 April 1999 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–1991	Kent
1992–2002	Leicestershire
2003	Durham
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 9 196 267 4 Runs scored 141 9,314 5,722 63 Batting average 20.14 32.79 25.54 15.75 100s/50s 0/0 18/46 4/27 0/0 Top score 39 224 201 23 Balls bowled 220 16,153 9,137 96 Wickets 8 302 250 6 Bowling average 23.62 26.22 27.04 22.83 5 wickets in innings 0 5 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/30 5/18 6/20 3/39 Catches/stumpings 7/– 134/– 77/– 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 June 2020

In county cricket, Wells played for Kent (1987–1991), Leicestershire (1992–2002) and Durham (2003). He retired from all forms of the game in 2004 for a "business opportunity [that] is too good to turn down".^[2]

References

1. "AUS vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 1st Final at Sydney, February 10, 1999".
2. Rose, Martin (5 February 2004). "Wells quits game for Mammon". The Guardian.

External links

• Vince Wells at ESPNcricinfo