Vernon Prins
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| Full name | Vernon George Prins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1924 Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 July 2003 (aged 79) Nawaloka, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vernon George Prins (14 April 1924 – 31 July 2003) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who captained the Ceylon team in first-class matches from 1955–56 to 1959–60.
School and club career
[edit]Prins attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he played for the First XI for several years, captaining the team in 1942–43.[1] He captained Nondescripts Cricket Club in the P Saravanamuttu Trophy from 1952 to 1959, leading them to five premierships, and scoring 5611 runs at an average of 45.25 and taking 322 wickets at 15.60.[2] In 1954-55 Nondescripts played The Rest (that is, Rest of Ceylon) in a three-day match at the Nondescripts ground. Prins took 5 for 11 and 6 for 41 and Nondescripts won by 320 runs.[3]
Career for Ceylon
[edit]Prins played for Ceylon from 1944–45 to 1959–60, captaining the national team from 1955–56 to 1959–60. His best performances came in consecutive matches for the Gopalan Trophy. In 1957-58 he took 5 for 48 and 3 for 52,[4] and in 1958-59 he took 6 for 85 and 2 for 44.[5] He also made his highest first-class score in the Gopalan Trophy, 74 in 1953–54.
He worked as a police inspector. He also represented Ceylon at hockey.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Wijesekera, Bernie (30 August 1998). "Ivers, Vernon and Artie right at the top". The Times of India.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Epasinghe, Premasara (15 October 2009). "Vernon Prins, Prince of Sri Lanka Cricket". The Island Online. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Nondescripts v The Rest 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Madras v Ceylon 1957-58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Ceylon Cricket Association v Madras 1958-59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Wisden 2004, p. 1551.