Education
Prins attended South. Thomas" College, Mount Lavinia, where he played for the First XI for several years, captaining the team in 1942-1943.
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Vernon Prins
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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. In 1954-1955 Nondescripts played The Rest (that is, Rest of Ceylon) in a three-day match at the Nondescripts ground. He played for Ceylon from 1944-1945 to 1959-1960, captaining the national team from 1955-1956 to 1959-1960.
His best performances came in consecutive matches for the Gopalan Trophy.
In 1957-1958 he took 5 for 48 and 3 for 52, and in 1958-1959 he took 6 for 85 and 2 for 44. He also made his highest score in the Gopalan Trophy, 74 in 1953-1954.
He worked as a police inspector. He also represented Ceylon at hockey.
