Vincent Joseph Codrington (born 18 July 1956) is an English sports administrator and a former

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. Codrington was educated at St. Benedict's School, Ealing. He played

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as a fly half for

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and also served as its Director of Rugby, during its transition from amateur to professional rugby. He opened the batting for Barnes Cricket Club. Codrington succeeded Joe Hardstaff as Secretary of Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1997 and later assumed the role of

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. He announced his resignation on 3 July 2015 after 18 years' service at

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. He is a Trustee of the READY Charity READY Charity Who-we-are

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Codrington, Vinny 1956 births Living people English cricket administrators Chief executives of Middlesex County Cricket Club Secretaries of Middlesex County Cricket Club People educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing English rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from London Richmond F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen