John Herbert Vincett (24 May 1883 – 28 December 1953) was an English cricketer active from 1907 to 1921 who played for

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

and

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. He was born in

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

and died in

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...

. He appeared in 172 first-class matches as a righthanded

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who

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right arm medium pace. He scored 3,464 runs with a highest score of 90

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and took 342

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s with a best performance of seven for 41. Prior to his cricket career Vincett had been employed as an apprentice at

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and played football for Ashford United, Hastings Rovers, Old Hastonians, St Leonards United,

, Grimsby Town, Leicester Fosse, Barnsley, Hastings & St Leonards, and Tottenham Hotspur.

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1883 births 1953 deaths English cricketers Surrey cricketers Sussex cricketers North v South cricketers English men's footballers Ashford United F.C. players Hastings Rovers F.C. players Old Hastonians F.C. players Hastings & St Leonards United F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football players not categorized by position Cricketers from Hastings {{england-cricket-bio-1880s-stub