World Cup winner James Vince is to quit as Hampshire captain after 10 years and move to Dubai following several attacks on his family home.
Vince, however, will continue to play white-ball cricket for the county in the Vitality Blast 2025 campaign and will captain the Hampshire Hawks.
The 33-year-old all-rounder, who was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup on home soil, saw his home and car attacked last year and said his young family feared for his safety.
James Vince will take a break from red-ball cricket in 2025 and move to a white-ball contract.
He will also step down as club captain after ten consecutive years, but will remain captain of the Hampshire Hawks in the Vitality Blast.
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Vince told the Telegraph in July that he believed the attacks were a case of mistaken identity.
“James Vince has signed a final year review of his contract which fulfills his obligation to play for the Hampshire Hawks in the 2025 Vitality Blast campaign and confirms he has no plans to play red-ball cricket this year,” the club announced on its website. website Wednesday.
“After 10 consecutive years as club captain, Vince will also step down from this position but will remain captain of the Hampshire Hawks team.
“In 2024, Vince experienced a difficult year on a personal level, following several attacks on his family home.
“As a result, the family made the decision to move to Dubai. »
Hampshire said Vince had confirmed his desire to prioritize limited-overs cricket, with the aim of extending his playing career, in light of a busy red-ball schedule in the UK.
Vince made his Hampshire debut in 2009 at the age of 18 and has scored over 22,000 runs for the county across all formats.
He is the Vitality Blast’s all-time leading scorer and played in all three of Hampshire’s title-winning T20 teams.
Vince made his England debut in 2015 and went on to represent his country 55 times in Test, One-Day and T20 cricket.