Lou Vincent

After an outstanding start to his Test career, a century in his first test, Vincent has battled to repeat the performance.

Date of Birth: November 11, 1978, Warkworth, Auckland  Test Debut: Against Australia at Perth in 2001  ODI Debut: Against Sri Lanka at Auckland in 2001  Bats: Right-hand Bat  Other: Right-arm medium

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. Still trying to establish himself in the Test side, he is potentially an outstanding contributor to the one-day side but has also lacked consistency there. A dynamic fieldsman, he has the skills to be part of a recovery in the New Zealand one-day scheme of things.He has brought freshness into the New Zealand side with his keen attitude and speed in the field.

Lou Vincent hit the international cricketing scene with a bang when he scored 104 on test debut at the WACA against Australia in the November of 2001. But even before that, New Zealand cricket followers knew that the 23-year-old Auckland batsman was bound for stardom.