Dan Lincoln (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| fullname = Daniel John Lincoln

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|05|26}}

| birth_place = Frimley, Surrey, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman, Wicket-keeper

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| club1 = Berkshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|2012–}}

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| club2 = Middlesex

| year2 = {{nowrap|2019–2020}}

| clubnumber2 = 43

| club3 = Kent

| year3 = 2021

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| type1 = T20

| debutdate1 = 25 July

| debutyear1 = 2019

| debutfor1 = Middlesex

| debutagainst1 = Gloucestershire

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| debutfor2 = Kent

| debutagainst2 = Sussex

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| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 41

| bat avg1 = 20.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 41

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = T20

| matches2 = 11

| runs2 = 123

| bat avg2 = 13.66

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| top score2 = 30

| catches/stumpings2 = 7/0

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| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dan-lincoln-570261 CricInfo

| date = 25 July

| year = 2021

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|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub = Truro City

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|youthyears1 = 2011–2013

|youthclubs1 = Reading

|years1 = 2013–2015

|clubs1 = Reading

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2013

|clubs2 = → Metropolitan Police (loan)

|caps2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2013

|clubs3 = → Harrow Borough (loan)

|caps3 = 2

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2014

|clubs4 = → Farnborough (loan)

|caps4 = 3

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2015

|clubs5 = → Nuneaton Town (loan)

|caps5 = 2

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2015

|clubs6 = Hungerford Town

|caps6 = 2

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2015–2016

|clubs7 = Hayes & Yeading United

|caps7 = 20

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2016

|clubs8 = Basingstoke Town

|caps8 = 9

|goals8 = 0

|years9 = 2016–2019

|clubs9 = Bognor Regis Town

|caps9 = 116

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2016

|clubs10 = → Braintree Town (loan)

|caps10 = 1

|goals10 = 0

|years11 = 2019–2020

|clubs11 = Hampton & Richmond Borough

|caps11 = 14

|goals11 = 0

|years12 = 2020–2021

|clubs12 = Harrow Borough

|caps12 = 0

|goals12 = 0

|years13 = 2021

|clubs13 = Farnborough

|caps13 = 1

|goals13 = 0

|years14 = 2021–2023

|clubs14 = Dorking Wanderers

|caps14 = 56

|goals14 = 0

|years15 = 2023–2024

|clubs15 = Slough Town

|caps15 = 0

|goals15 = 0

|years16 = 2024–2025

|clubs16 = Salisbury

|caps16 = 0

|goals16 = 0

|years17 = 2025-

|clubs17 = Truro City

|caps17 = 0

|goals17 = 0

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Daniel John Lincoln (born 26 May 1995) is an English cricketer and footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Truro City.

Early life

Lincoln was born at Frimley in Surrey and attended Edgbarrow School at Crowthorne in Berkshire.

Cricket career

He first played Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire County Cricket Club in 2012 and has continued to play for the side when available.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/384/384665/384665.html Dan Lincoln], CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2021. {{subscription required}}. After playing Second XI cricket in 2018 and 2018, in July 2019, Lincoln was registered by Middlesex County Cricket Club to play in the 2019 t20 Blast.{{cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2019/07/middlesex-cricket-registers-dan-lincoln-for-vitality-blast-campaign |title=Middlesex Cricket registers Dan Lincoln for Vitality Blast campaign |publisher=Middlesex County Cricket Club |access-date=31 July 2019}} He made his debut on 25 July 2019 against Gloucestershire, scoring 30 from 24 balls batting at number three.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1167148.html |title=South Group, Vitality Blast at Cheltenham, Jul 25 2019 |accessdate=25 July 2019 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}} In November 2020, Middlesex announced they had released Lincoln.{{cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2020/11/four-youngsters-sign-contract-extensions-and-dan-lincoln-is-released |title=Four youngsters sign contract extensions and Dan Lincoln is released |publisher=Middlesex County Cricket Club |access-date=20 June 2021}} As well as Middlesex, Lincoln has played Second XI cricket for Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Northants and Warwickshire.

Lincoln made his first-class cricket debut on 11 July 2021, for Kent in the 2021 County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1244304.html |title=Group 3, Canterbury, Jul 11 - 14 2021, County Championship |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021}} Following a positive COVID-19 case in Kent's first XI,{{cite web|url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/club-statement-covid-19-testing/ |title=Club statement: COVID-19 Testing |work=Kent Cricket |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021}} He was part of a side that was brought together for Kent's fixture against Sussex following a member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19 which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate.[https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/club-statement-covid-19-testing/ Club statement: COVID-19 testing], Kent County Cricket Club, 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-kent-forced-to-pick-new-squad-for-sussex-fixture-following-positive-covid-test-1269311 |title=Kent forced to pick new squad for Sussex fixture following positive Covid test |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021}} As a result, a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects" were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county.

Football career

Prior to playing for Middlesex, he played football as a goalkeeper in the Reading academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/11/19/report-21-year-old-goalkeeper-and-talented-cricketer-dan-lincoln/ |title=Report: 21-year-old goalkeeper and talented cricketer Dan Lincoln could earn Arsenal deal after trial |work=HITC |date=19 November 2016 |accessdate=31 July 2019}} He subsequently played non-league football for a number of clubs. In May 2021, Lincoln signed a one-year contract to play football for Harrow Borough. He had initially signed for the club in the curtailed 2020–21 season, but did not make a competitive appearance in that campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harrowborough/news/experienced-goalkeeper-signs-2618633.html |title=EXPERIENCED GOALKEEPER SIGNS |work=Harrow Borough F.C. |date=23 May 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021}} Following a spell back with Farnborough in November 2021, Lincoln joined National League South side Dorking Wanderers the following month.{{Cite news |title=FIRST TEAM PLAYER UPDATE |url=https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/post/first-team-player-update |publisher=Dorking Wanderers F.C. |date=8 December 2021 |accessdate=18 December 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702022221/https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/post/first-team-player-update |url-status=dead }} On 12 April 2023, it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the 2022–23 campaign.{{Cite news |title=Player Departures Ahead of Season 23/24 |url=https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/post/departures |publisher=Dorking Wanderers F.C. |date=12 April 2023 |accessdate=14 April 2023}} Lincoln would leave the club with 62 appearances in all competitions to his name. On 17 November 2023, Lincoln agreed to join National League South side, Slough Town.{{Cite news |title=Rebels sign goalkeeper Dan Lincoln |url=https://sloughtownfc.net/article/3125/Rebels-sign-goalkeeper-Dan-Lincoln |publisher=Slough Town F.C. |date=17 November 2023 |accessdate=17 November 2023}}

Football statistics

{{updated|match played 29 April 2023}}

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|EFL Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Reading

| 2013–14{{Cite news |title=D. Lincoln |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/dan-lincoln/326153/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=18 December 2021}}

|Championship

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
2014–15

|Championship

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
colspan=2|Total

!0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0

rowspan="1"|Metropolitan Police (loan)

| 2013–14{{Cite news |title=Metropolitan Police – Appearances – Daniel Lincoln – 2013-2014 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/metropolitan-police/appearances/2013-2014/daniel-lincoln/18028 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=18 December 2021}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|4

000colspan="2"|—0040
rowspan="1"|Harrow Borough (loan)

| 2013–14{{Cite news |title=Harrow Borough – Appearances – Daniel Lincoln – 2013-2014 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/harrow-borough/appearances/2013-2014/daniel-lincoln/20036 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=18 December 2021}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|2

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—1Appearances in the FA Trophy030
rowspan="1"|Farnborough (loan)

| 2013–14{{Cite news |title=Dan Lincoln Profile |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/dan-lincoln |publisher=Aylesbury United F.C. |accessdate=18 December 2021}}

|Conference South

|3

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
rowspan="1"|Nuneaton Town (loan)

| 2014–15

|Conference Premier

|2

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
rowspan="1"|Hungerford Town

| 2015–16

|Southern League Premier Division

|2

000colspan="2"|—0020
rowspan="1"|Hayes & Yeading United

| 2015–16

|National League South

|20

010colspan="2"|—20230
rowspan="1"|Basingstoke Town

| 2015–16

|National League South

|9

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—90
rowspan="4"|Bognor Regis Town

| 2016–17{{Cite news |title=Bognor Regis Town – Appearances – Daniel Lincoln – 2016-2017 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bognor-regis-town/appearances/2016-2017/dan-lincoln/411498 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=18 December 2021}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|35

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs0380
2017–18

|National League South

|42

030colspan="2"|—40490
2018–19{{Cite news |title=Bognor Regis Town – Appearances – Daniel Lincoln – 2018-2019 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bognor-regis-town/appearances/2018-2019/dan-lincoln/411498 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=18 December 2021}}

|Isthmian League Premier Division

|39

030colspan="2"|—4One appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy, three in the FA Trophy0460
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!116||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0||133||0

rowspan="1"|Braintree Town (loan)

| 2016–17

|National League

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
rowspan="1"|Hampton & Richmond Borough

| 2019–20

|National League South

|14

020colspan="2"|—40200
rowspan="3"|Harrow Borough

| 2020–21

|Southern League Premier Division South

|0

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
2021–22

|Southern League Premier Division South

|0

000colspan="2"|—0000
colspan=2|Total

!0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0

rowspan="1"|Farnborough

| 2021–22

|Southern League Premier Division South

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0010
rowspan="3"|Dorking Wanderers

| 2021–22

|National League South

|23

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs0260
2022–23

|National League

|33

000colspan="2"|—30360
colspan=2|Total

!56||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||62||0

rowspan="1"|Slough Town

| 2023–24

|National League South

|0

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
colspan=3|Career total

!230||0||9||0||0||0||24||0||263||0

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