Vernon George Prins (14 April 1924 – 31 July 2003) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who captained the Ceylon team in first-class matches from 1955–56 to 1959–60.

Prins attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he played for the First XI for several years, captaining the team in 1942–43.

[1] He captained Nondescripts Cricket Club in the P Saravanamuttu Trophy from 1952 to 1959, leading them to five premierships, and scoring 5611 runs at an average of 45.25 and taking 322 wickets at 15.60.

[3] Prins played for Ceylon from 1944–45 to 1959–60, captaining the national team from 1955–56 to 1959–60.

[5] He also made his highest first-class score in the Gopalan Trophy, 74 in 1953–54.