South Africa under 19 WC squad
Interestingly made 4 changes from the India tour squad. Also gone in with 6 players who can bat and bowl seam (Smith, Makhanya, Galiem, Phehlukwayo, Bopp & Bosch) and 3 players who can bat and bowl spin (Valli, Oldfield, Bruwer)
Kirwin CHRISTOFFELS - (19) - Queens College (WARRIORS) - (LH opening bat)
Clyde FORTUIN - (18) - St Josephs (COBRAS) - (Wicketkeeper, RHB)
Aiden MARKRAM - (19) - Pretoria Boys (TITANS) - (Captain, RHB)
Yaseen VALLI - (18) - KES (LIONS) - (LHB, Slow left-arm spin)
Greg OLDFIELD - (18) - Michaelhouse (DOLPHINS) - (RHB, right-arm off-spin)
Jason SMITH - (19) - Wynberg Boys (COBRAS) - (RHB, rm)
Sibonelo MAKHANYA - (17) - DHS (DOLPHINS) - (RHB, rm)
Driaan BRUWER - (18) - Affies (TITANS) - (Right-arm off-spin , LHB)
Bradley BOPP - (18) - Grey PE (WARRIORS) - (RHB, rmf)
Dayyaan GALIEM - (16) - Rondebosch Boys (COBRAS) - (RHB, rmf )
Andile PHEHLUKWAYO - (17) - Glenwood (DOLPHINS) - (LHB, rmf)
Corbin BOSCH - (19) - Pretoria Boys (TITANS) - (RHB, rmf)
Kagiso RABADA - (18) - St Stithians (LIONS) - (RFM)
Ngazibini SIGWILI - (18) - Hudson Park (WARRIORS) - (LMF)
Justin DILL - (19) - Paul Roos (COBRAS) - (RFM)
Some quotes -
Captain Markram: "I was so shocked I didn't even know if I was happy or not at the time (of the announcement)," Markram said. "This is a tremendous honour and I am looking forward to the challenge of leading the side all the way to the final."
Coach Jennings: "It was a tough process picking out this side, but I'm satisfied that we've picked out the best team for this competition," Jennings said. "It's a very exciting tournament that we're going to and I'm looking forward to seeing how the guys perform against the best in the world, this is their time to prove us right or wrong."
The team will meet in Johannesburg for a training camp on February 2, and leave for Dubai on February 7. South Africa will begin their campaign against West Indies Under-19 on February 14.
New Zealand u19 WC squad
Shawn HICKS - (18) - Auckland
Dane WATSON - (19) - Auckland
Robert O'DONNELL - (Captain) (19) - Auckland
Brett RANDELL - (?) - Auckland
Ken McCLURE - (19) - Canterbury
Leo CARTER (Vice-Captain) - (19) - Canterbury
Kyle JAMIESON - (19) - Canterbury
Jeremy BENTON - (18) - Canterbury
Henry COLLIER - (19) - Central Districts
Tim SEIFERT - (19) - Northern Districts
Kurtley WATSON - (19) - Northern Districts
Luke WILLIAMSON - (?) - Northern Districts
Jack HUNTER - (18) - Otago
Josh FINNIE - (?) - Otago
Rakitha WEERASUNDARA - (18) - Wellington
Robert O'Donnell, the right-handed batsman, will lead New Zealand in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the UAE from February 14 to March 1. O'Donnell, from Auckland, was part of the squad for the previous edition of the tournament in 2012, in which New Zealand reached the semi-finals.
Coach Bradburn: "We're confident in the team we've selected and believe that they have the ability to do something special in UAE. These players are the future of our sport and they recognise the responsibility that comes with that," Bradburn said.
"The strides they've made over the past 12 months have been really pleasing and they can take real confidence from that growth. The tournament will be hugely valuable in terms of continuing that growth going forward - in saying that, we're certainly going there to try and win it and I believe we have a good chance."
New Zealand will depart for the UAE on February 7 and play two warm-up games, against Canada and West Indies. They play their first Group D game against Sri Lanka on February 14, before taking on UAE two days later and England on February 18.
Heard O'Donnell and Seifert are the chaps to watch.
