About Providence

Jim Den Ouden

President 2005-2009

As founding president, Mr. Den Ouden was a tremendous visionary in drawing people and resources to the school’s five-acre campus in Ontario. Thanks to a lifetime of work in Christian day schools in Minnesota and California, Mr. Den Ouden and his wife Anne brought great experience and wisdom to the college as they served it in its earliest days.

Mr. Den Ouden hired the first staff and faculty members while working tirelessly to share the story of Providence with local supporters. Providence owes its initial establishment and growth to the Den Oudens.with Tasmania in their first season in 1977–78. He was a member of Tasmania's 1978–79 Gillette Cup-winning squad.

Hampshire was a powerful stroke maker in the middle order, especially strong off the front foot. He scored 28,059 runs in 577 first-class matches at 34.55, including 43 centuries, with a highest score of 183 not out. He added another 7,314 runs in 280 one day matches with a best of 119 at 31.12. He was a brave close fielder who took 446 catches in his first-class career. He was seen as potentially useful leg spinner, taking 7 for 52 against Glamorgan in 1963.

Umpiring career
After retiring from the playing arena, Hampshire became a county umpire in 1985. He was then appointed to the Test list in 1989, and later in 1999