James Vince has quickly identified himself as one of England's brightest batting talents having impressed strongly during his maiden season with Hampshire and at the under-19 World Cup.

Vince averaged 51.40 from six 50-overs games for Hampshire during the summer of 2009, earning his call-up to England's squad for the 2010 Youth World Cup and underlined the assessment of former England coach Duncan Fletcher, who likened him to the batting style of Michael Vaughan during a consultancy spell at the Rose Bowl.

Vince showed further promise at that tournament, finishing as England's leading run-scorer and averaged 48 during the tournament, and was hoping to build on that momentum by establishing himself in Hampshire's championship and one-day sides in the 2010 domestic summer following the retirement of John Crawley.