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Full name Lou Vincent
Born November 11, 1978, Warkworth, Auckland
Current age 30 years 58 days
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Chandigarh Lions, ICL World XI, Lancashire, Worcestershire
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1332

224

34.15

2827

47.11

161

ODIs

102

2413

172

27.11

3453

69.88

222

T20Is

174

19.33

174

100.00

First-class

151

4922

224

35.15

107

List A

194

188

5036

172

28.77

108

Twenty20

864

102*

26.18

680

127.05

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

2.00

ODIs

102

1/0

25.00

7.50

20.0

T20Is

First-class

1003

527

2/37

52.70

3.15

100.3

List A

194

213

217

2/25

54.25

6.11

53.2

Twenty20

3/28

18.25

8.76

12.5

Career statistics

Test debut

Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2001 scorecard

Last Test

South Africa v New Zealand at Centurion, Nov 16-18, 2007 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Feb 6, 2001 scorecard

Last ODI

Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Dec 16, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Dec 11, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, Aug 12-15, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1998/99

Last List A

Lancashire v Somerset at Liverpool, Sep 14, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Auckland v Wellington at Auckland, Jan 29, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Middlesex v Lancashire at The Oval, Jul 8, 2008 scorecard

After an outstanding start to his Test career, a century and a half-century in his first Test, played at Perth in the summer of 2001-02, Lou Vincent has battled to repeat the performance. Part of the problem has surrounded his place in the batting order. He opened in that debut but then did not play as well to keep the place, and he always looked more suited to a place down the order. A superb 224, his first Test double-century, against Sri Lanka was then followed up with a good one-day series in South Africa, in October 2005 and he returned home with his reputation intact, unlike many of his team-mates. The following season he signed for Worcestershire but he then had a disappointing Champions Trophy and was overlooked for the home Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka. When his ODI return came, as a replacement for Nathan Astle in the tri-series in Australia in early 2007, Vincent grabbed the chance with both hands and strung together innings of 66, 76 and 90. It made him New Zealand's second-highest run-scorer for the tournament, despite playing only half the games and secured his ticket to the Caribbean. He began with two ducks before finding his form with a century against Canada, but a broken wrist ended his tournament before the Super Eight stage. His career nosedived after a poor run of form during the tour of South Africa and the Chappell-Hadlee Series that followed. Dropped for the tour of Bangladesh, he admitted to suffering from depression and lost his contract with New Zealand Cricket after joining the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League.
Cricinfo staff March 2008

Jun 23, 2008

Lou Vincent celebrates his Twenty20 hundred © PA Photos

Apr 15, 2008

The woodwork is disturbed after Stuart Binny misses © ICL

Apr 14, 2008

Lou Vincent was out for a duck © ICL

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