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
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 153)10 January 1999 v Australia
Last ODI12 April 1999 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1991Kent
1992–2002Leicestershire
2003Durham
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

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  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.
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