Captain James Vince ‘Delighted’ To Continue Hampshire Career

Captain James Vince says he is ‘delighted’ to remain at Hampshire having made his debut for the county back in 2009.

He said: “I’ve been at the club since the academy so to get a few more years added on is really exciting.”

Vince made his first class debut against Loughborough MCCU in May 2009, before playing in his first County Championship match in July against Nottinghamshire where he scored his first First-Class 50 in the second innings.

In just his second year at Hampshire, one dream was already ticked off in the form of the T20 Cup in a thrilling final against Somerset that went down to the final ball.

However, Vince ranks the 2012 season where he helped Hampshire win the double of the CB40 and the T20 Cup in the same year, defeating Warwickshire and Yorkshire in the finals respectively.

Vince said: “I think the trophy wins stand out.

“We won the 40-over competition and the T20 in the same year, that was pretty special, and the 2010 T20 win at home in Southampton, loads and loads of good memories.”

Hampshire narrowly missed out on the County Championship last year after losing out to Lancashire by one wicket in a nail-biting final match of the season at Aigburth.

This year, Vince is determined to take the county that one step further and do something that no Hampshire team has done since 1973.

“I think the squad building over the last couple of has put together a really competitive squad,” Vince said.

“We identified the County Championship as a real goal, and we got pretty close last year, so hopefully we can build on that this season and the next few years and try and enjoy a really successful period with the club.”

Catch James and the rest of the Hampshire squad in action all season long with a Hampshire Cricket membership.

2022 Members also receive access to an exclusive allocation of tickets for next summer’s otherwise sold-out Vitality IT20s at The Ageas Bowl with England facing both India and South Africa at the venue next summer, alongside a whole host of other exciting benefits.

For more information on Hampshire’s Membership offering please visit the link below.

Catch James Vince and the rest of the Hawks squad in Vitality Blast action this summer with a T20 Passport.

Passports are currently available at the Early Bird price of £109, offering you admission to all seven of Hampshire Hawks’ home matches at The Ageas Bowl this year, including the huge Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend 'el clasicoast' clash against local-rivals Sussex Sharks – which is part of a mouth-watering T20 double-header as Southern Vipers take on Northern Diamonds on the same day.

Individual match tickets for the 2022 Vitality Blast are now on general sale, available at the discounted Early Bird rate – of £19 for Adults & £4 for U17s – for a limited time.

To secure discounted individual match tickets or get hold one of an Early Bird Vitality Passport simply visit the link below.

Hampshire Hawks have also announced a brand-new type of ticket for this summer’s T20 matches at The Ageas Bowl, the Vitality Blast Plus ticket, which offers an upgrade on general admission tickets with premium reserved seating and access to a private, pitch-facing lounge and bar.

A limited-number of these new Plus tickets are available for each of Hampshire Hawks’ seven Vitality Blast matches at The Ageas Bowl this summer and they are on sale now.

What’s more, a new, free rail shuttle bus provision is on offer for fans travelling to and from The Ageas Bowl for Vitality Blast fixtures this summer – with Hawks supporters able to make use of free buses from Southampton Airport Parkway and Hedge End railway stations before, during and after each of this summer’s T20 matches.