Vernon Prins

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.

Vernon Prins

Personal information
Full name	Vernon George Prins
Born	(1924-04-14)14 April 1924 Ceylon
Died	31 July 2003(2003-07-31) (aged 79) Nawaloka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 14 Runs scored 379 Batting average 18.04 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 74 Balls bowled 1268 Wickets 27 Bowling average 19.92 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/85 Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2015

School and club career

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

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]