Lou Vincent announces retirement from cricket via Twitter

New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. However, the way he announced his retirement was quite surprising, as Vincent did it via social networking site Twitter.

Lou Vincent tweeted:

34-year old Lou Vincent played 23 Tests, 102 ODIs and 9 T20Is for New Zealand, but the last time he played for New Zealand was way back in December 2007.

Vincent made his Test debut against Australia on 30^th November, 2001, in total scored 1332 runs at an average of 34.15 in Tests with a best of 224. In ODIs, Vincent scored 2413 runs at an average of 27.11, with a best score of 172 runs, and in 9 T20I matches for the Black Caps, he managed 174 runs at an average of 19.33 with a best of 42.

In all, Lou Vincent played 563 matches, scoring 17577 runs. Lou Vincent’s last competitive cricket match was in the BPL (Bangladesh Premier League) for Khulna Royal Bengals.

1134 games718.5 hotels834 planes57 teams3 punch ups1 proud career5pm 18th Feb 2013 I’m pulling stumps. Thank you all x

— Lou Vincent (@louvincent78) February 18, 2013