Daniel John Lincoln (born 26 May 1995) is an English cricketer and footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bognor Regis Town.
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 team when available.Dan Lincoln, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2021. . 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. He made his debut on 25 July 2019 against Gloucestershire, scoring 30 from 24 balls batting at number three. In November 2020, Middlesex announced they had released Lincoln. 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. Following a positive COVID-19 case in Kent's first XI, he was part of a team that was brought together for the county's fixture against Sussex. A member of the county's First XI squad had tested positive for COVID-19, which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate.Club statement: COVID-19 testing, Kent County Cricket Club, 11 July 2021. Retrieved 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. Lincoln made two appearances in the Vitality Blast against his former team Middlesex at Lords and Sussex back at Canterbury. Lincoln stayed with the squad for the remainder of the 2021 campaign where Kent went on to win the Vitality Blast, for the second time in their history.
Football career Prior to playing for Middlesex, he played football as a goalkeeper in the Reading academy. 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. Following a spell back with Farnborough in November 2021, Lincoln joined National League South team Dorking Wanderers the following month. On 12 April 2023, it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the 2022–23 campaign. 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 team, Slough Town.
Football statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReading 2013–14Championship000000—00 2014–15Championship000000—00Total000000—00Metropolitan Police (loan) 2013–14Isthmian League Premier Division4000—0040Harrow Borough (loan) 2013–14Isthmian League Premier Division20——1Appearances in the FA Trophy030Farnborough (loan) 2013–14Conference South30———30Nuneaton Town (loan) 2014–15Conference Premier20———20Hungerford Town 2015–16Southern League Premier Division2000—0020Hayes & Yeading United 2015–16National League South20010—20230Basingstoke Town 2015–16National League South90———90Bognor Regis Town 2016–17Isthmian League Premier Division350——3One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs0380 2017–18National League South42030—40490 2018–19Isthmian League Premier Division39030—4One appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy, three in the FA Trophy0460Total116060—1101330Braintree Town (loan) 2016–17National League10———10Hampton & Richmond Borough 2019–20National League South14020—40200Harrow Borough 2020–21Southern League Premier Division South00———00 2021–22Southern League Premier Division South0000—0000Total0000—0000Farnborough 2021–22Southern League Premier Division South10——0010Dorking Wanderers 2021–22National League South230——3One appearance in the FA Trophy, two in the National League South play-offs0260 2022–23National League33000—30360Total56000—60620Slough Town 2023–24National League South00——0000Career total230090002402630
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