*Offical* England u-19 v South Africa u-19

[Craig]

Well nobody has created a thread and I will be a monkey's uncle if somebody has.

Well this is important and we can see who is the future of SOuth African and English cricket.

My sources tell me that Bial Shafayat who plays for Nottinghamshire has a lot of potential about him.

Currantly South Africa u-19 has won the toss and is fielding with England u-19 24/0

 

[marc71178]

Forgive my indifference, but success in this Series will mean nothing. The Test will come when they play Test Cricket.

 

[Craig]

Oh I realise that.

 

[juztinlanger]

Who won that match by the way? I thought it was England...

 

[Craig]

I dont know I think it is still going.

 

[luckyeddie]

Definitely still ongoing.

The two English youngsters I'd be watching are Plunkett and Bresnan - very good prospects in the bowling department.

England 327 (Patel 61, Sayers 60, Plunkett 48, Hantam 5-86)
SA 288-8 (le Roux 74*, Khan 61, Smit 51, Bresnan 3-73)

after 2 days at Headingley

 

[juztinlanger]

oh

Go England

 

[Craig]

So your English?

 

[Bazza]

Well one of the few players in the England side I'm not as yet familiar with, Patel, scored a 50 in each innings.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire top order batsman and occasional (well, more than occasional as England U19 don't seem to have many other competent spin options when the pitch starts to do something) left-arm spinner.

Excellent player with bags of potential - won the 2000 Sunbank (?) U15 Cricketer of the Year award. Keep an eye on him!

Agree with Eddie, Bresnan and Plunkett are two to watch.

 

[Craig]

How do people rate Shafyat?

 

[Craig]

Well from the second Test from Worcester:

First innings:

England u-19s - 523

South Africa u-19s first innings 262 & 3-166 following on.

 

[marc71178]

Great 1st Innings knock from the England number 11

 

[Bazza]

I lied then I have heard of Samit Patel, just didn't know which Patel it was and couldn't think of one off the top of my head so....

Shafayat is a very highly rated young player. Averages 36 so far in FC cricket, yet he's just 19.

 

[chris.hinton]

In the under 19s was a leg spinner called Mark Lawson

in the last test he got

26-7-91-2

marc you will say it poor bowling

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

In the under 19s was a leg spinner called Mark Lawson

in the last test he got

26-7-91-2

marc you will say it poor bowling

You consider it good bowling figures? Unless you actually saw him bowl, you would have to assume it was a rather mediocre effort.

 

[chris.hinton]

You consider it good bowling figures? Unless you actually saw him bowl, you would have to assume it was a rather mediocre effort.

Rubbish! he took 2 wickets and they where top 5 batsman

 

[Neil Pickup]

In the context of South Africa's 646/9 and their last wicket stand of 123, it doesn't look so bad but still 2/91 is not good.

Besides, James (?) Hildreth's 118* was the only real decent effort for us in an innings and 150+ defeat.

 

[chris.hinton]

In the context of South Africa's 646/9 and their last wicket stand of 123, it doesn't look so bad but still 2/91 is not good.

Besides, James (?) Hildreth's 118* was the only real decent effort for us in an innings and 150+ defeat.

2/91 is decent you would take it?

 

[Neil Pickup]

2/91 is decent you would take it?

I'd take any 2-fer as it would be more wickets than I've taken for over three years, but I don't really think comparing International players to players whose sole function is making up the numbers really proves anything...