***Official*** Under 19 World Cup 2018

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Saif to lead Bangladesh in ICC Under-19 World Cup

The core of team that made the semifinals of the Asia Cup Under-19 tournament has been retained.

Saif Hassan, the right-hand opener, will lead a 15-man Bangladesh squad in the ICC Under-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand next year, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Wednesday. The 16-team event will be held from January 13 to February 3.

As many as 13 players who featured in the recently concluded Under-19 Asia Cup in Malaysia, where Bangladesh lost to Pakistan in the semifinal, have been named in the line-up that will depart for New Zealand on December 26.

One of the changes is bringing in Tipu Sultan in place of Shakhawat Hossain in a like for like swap of one left-arm spinner with another. Shakhawat is however among the seven standby players.

Saif and Pinak Ghosh were also the part of Bangladesh's squad in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016, where they reached the semifinals for the first time. The Bangladesh squad features seven batsmen, two wicket-keepers, four pacers and two spinners.

Damien Wright, the head coach, said that he was satisfied with the 15-man squad selected to do the job for Bangladesh. “I am really confident with the group we have assembled,” he said. “I think we are in a fantastic place (with our batting). So the batting side of things is nowhere near my concern now.”

Bangladesh will open its campaign against Namibia in Lincoln on January 13, with Canada and England the other two teams in the group.

Squad: Saif Hassan (capt), Pinak Ghosh, Mohammad Naim, Afif Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Aminul Islam, Mohammad Rakib, Mahidul Islam Ankon (wk), Shakil Hossain (wk), Robiul Hoque, Nayeem Hasan, Qazi Anik, Roni Hossen, Hasan Mahmud, Tipu Sultan.

Reserve players: Mohammad Sozib Hossain, Rayan Rafsan Rahman, Shakhawat Hossain, Saidul Islam, Yeasin Arafat, Abdul Halim, Monirul Isam.

Hasan Khan to lead Pakistan at Under-19 World Cup

Team to play warm-up games against Australia and New Zealand before tournament kicks off

The Pakistan Cricket Board have named their squad for the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018, to be held in New Zealand in January next year.

Hasan Khan, the left-arm spinner who emerged as one of Quetta Gladiators’ brightest young prospects in last year’s Pakistan Super League, will captain the side. Hasan was also the top-scorer for Pakistan in the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2016 with 293 runs.

The team will leave for Australia on December 21 after attending a training camp at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from December 7 to December 20. Before the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018, it will play a three-match against Australia Under-19s on December 27, 29, and 31 before playing two more 50-over games against New Zealand Under-19s on January 3 and 5. The tournament starts on January 13.

Pakistan, placed in Group D, will play its first game against Afghanistan Under-19 on January 13; Sri Lanka and Ireland are the other two teams in the same group.

Squad: Mohsin Khan, Imran Shah, Zaid Alam, Rohail Nazir (wk), Muhammad Taha, Emmad Alam, Ali Zaryab, Saad Khan, Hassan Khan (capt), Musa Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Munir Riaz, Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali, Suleiman Shafqat.

Reserve players: Muhammad Junaid, Haider Ali, Muhammad Ilyas, Azam Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed.

 

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SA U19 World Cup squad

Batsmen
Matthew BREETZKE (19) Eastern Province
Jiveshan PILLAY (18) Northerns
Raynard VAN TONDER (C) (19) Free State
Andile MOGAKANE (18) KZN Coastal

Batsmen (who bowl)
Hermann ROLFES (18) Northerns
Jason NIEMAND (19) Border

Keepers
Wandile MAKWETU (18) Gauteng
Jean DU PLESSIS (19) SWD

Spinners
Kenan SMITH (18) Eastern Province
Jade DE KLERK (18) Eastern Province
Kgaudise MOLEFE (17) Gauteng

Seamers
Gerald COETZEE (17) Free State
Akhona MNYAKA (18) Border
Thando NTINI (17) Western Province
Fraser JONES (17) KZN Inland

Team coach, Lawrence Mahatlane is confident that the selectors have made the right choices and is excited by the collective experience of the team, he said:
“It’s definitely one of the most exciting times in these kids’ lives and careers and it’s a thoroughly deserved honour that they receive today. This is the culmination of the last 24 months’ hard work and they have certainly put in the hours and effort to be named in this World Cup squad.

“I’m very excited as a coach to take this group to New Zealand, they are massively talented with the potential for even greater things and I’m confident that we have chosen the combination that will give us the desired results. More than half of the squad have semi-professional cricket experience and we even have a franchise player in Matthew Breetzke. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the semi-pro coaches who bought into our vision for this team and for allowing these players space in their teams to help them prepare for what’s to come in less than a month now.

“I’d like to convey my own congratulations to this team of incredible youngsters, who have played a lot of cricket so soon after writing exams, whether at school or university and done so with a lot of focus. We look forward to going the World Cup and making the country proud.”

 

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Will Jacks, heard a lot about him. Looks like he's based his batting on KP. Not a bad idol I'd say to emulate.

Was very good in the recent u19 series in South Africa. Bowls handy off-spin.

 

[ajdude]

how does age come into this, can they not be 19? assuming that's why mulder wasn't picked for south africa.

edit: seems to be if they're under 19 on the 1st of September the year prior.

 

[Daemon]

how does age come into this, can they not be 19? assuming that's why mulder wasn't picked for south africa.

edit: seems to be if they're under 19 on the 1st of September the year prior.

25 if you're Pakistani

 

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how does age come into this, can they not be 19? assuming that's why mulder wasn't picked for south africa.

edit: seems to be if they're under 19 on the 1st of September the year prior.

I imagine this is to do with school years in England that they have always allowed this ?

 

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England Under-19 World Cup squad announced

Harry Brook of Yorkshire has been appointed captain of a 15-man England squad for the Under-19s World Cup in New Zealand which starts next month.

The squad includes four players from Middlesex – Savin Perera, Luke Hollman, Ethan Bamber and wicketkeeper Jack Davies; three from Somerset – Tom Lammonby, Fin Trenouth and another wicketkeeper, Tom Banton; and two each from Glamorgan (Prem Sisodiya and Roman Walker) and Worcestershire (Dillon Pennington and Adam Finch).

Warwickshire opener Liam Banks, Surrey all-rounder Will Jacks and Hampshire all-rounder Tom Scriven complete the 15.

“The players have shown with their performances in the Tri-Series in South Africa over the last couple of weeks that they can travel with plenty of optimism,” said David Graveney, a member of the Under-19s selection panel with John Abrahams and Jon Lewis, who will be head coach for the World Cup.

“We have really benefited from the flexibility permitted by selecting a number of over-age players for the Super-4s competition for the country’s outstanding Under-17s this summer, which allowed a couple of Under-18s such as Savin Perera and Fin Trenouth to put in the performances that have led to their selection in the World Cup squad.

“This is an exciting opportunity for them, and for the rest of the squad – to travel to New Zealand, and to test themselves against the outstanding players from other countries in this age group.

“It’s also worth congratulating Middlesex, Somerset, Worcestershire and Glamorgan, who contribute the majority of the squad, as a reward for the quality of their Academies.”

Lewis, the former England seamer who is now assistant coach at Sussex and currently working with the Lions in Australia, said: “I’ve been receiving regular reports of the team’s progress in South Africa from Richard Dawson and the other coaches, and I’m really looking forward to joining the squad ahead of the World Cup.”

Lewis will be assisted by Jonathan Trott as batting coach, Neil Killeen as fast bowling coach, and Chris Taylor as fielding coach – his last tournament as the ECB’s fielding lead before joining Surrey.

David Parsons, the ECB’s Performance Director, said: “Thanks are due to Richard Dawson and to James Taylor for the work they have done on what has been a successful and enjoyable Tri-Series in South Africa for the Under-19s, creating a platform for what will hopefully be an even more successful World Cup campaign.

“Chris Taylor has been a key figure in providing specialist fielding support to the players on the Men’s Pathway and the England team over the past decade and we wish him luck in his new role at Surrey.

“We will now begin the process of appointing both a new fielding lead and permanent Head Coach to the Young Lions programme and hope to have both in place after the Under 19 World Cup.”

Squad:

Harry Brook (18) (Yorkshire, captain)
Ethan Bamber (19) (Middlesex)
Liam Banks (18) (Warwickshire)
Tom Banton (19) (Somerset, wk)
Jack Davies (18) (Middlesex, wk)
Adam Finch (17) (Worcestershire)
Luke Hollman (17) (Middlesex)
Will Jacks (19) (Surrey)
Tom Lammonby (17) (Somerset)
Dillon Pennington (18) (Worcestershire)
Savin Perera (18) (Middlesex)
Prem Sisodiya (19) (Glamorgan)
Tom Scriven (19) (Hampshire)
Fin Trenouth (19) (Somerset)
Roman Walker (17) (Glamorgan).

 

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https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/new-zealand-name-squad-for-icc-under19-cricket-world-cup-2018

New Zealand has named a squad brimmed with both talent and experience for the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2018, which is being held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February.

Squad

Kaylum Boshier (Central Districts) - Captain

Finn Allen (Auckland)

Jakob Bhula (Wellington)

Max Chu (Otago)

Katene Clarke (Northern Districts)

Matthew Fisher (Northern Districts)

Luke Georgeson (Wellington)

Ben Lockrose (Otago)

Callum McLachlan (Wellington)

Felix Murray (Central Districts)

Sandeep Patel (Northern Districts)

Dale Phillips (Auckland)

Rachin Ravindra (Wellington)

Connor Sullivan (Canterbury)

Todd Watson (Central Districts)

Four players from the New Zealand U-19 squad for ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2016 in Bangladesh have been named in the team. Finn Allen, Dale Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, and Central District’s Felix Murray will all be featuring in their second ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup.

Kaylum Boshier will captain the side during the tournament, having impressed the selectors with the way in which he led his Central District’s side during the National U19 Tournament, which wrapped up in Lincoln today.

New Zealand U-19 Head Coach, Paul Wiseman, was excited for the players selected but was quick to mention it wasn’t the end of the road for the players that weren’t named in the 15-man squad.

“We’re confident with the side we have selected for the tournament,” said Wiseman. “It will be a great experience for the players involved, but for those not selected there will be other opportunities going forward.

“Selection or non-selection will not define these youngster’s cricketing careers.”

The New Zealand U-19 side has a training camp in Tauranga beginning on 17 December 2017, before playing Zimbabwe and Pakistan in non-official warmup matches.

The final preparation before the global youth tournament will see official warmup matches against Zimbabwe U-19 and Papua New Guinea U-19, on January 8 and 10 respectively.

Reigning champions West Indies, South Africa and Kenya will form a challenging group for the New Zealand youngsters, who will be attempting to pick up their first ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup title.

 

[andruid]

Literally digging up the Kenya squad from the head coach's Facebook timeline

 

[andruid]

Whilst I do that

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156043798256617&id=508086616&ref=opera_speed_dial&_rdr

 

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Sri Lanka U19 Squad

1. Kamindu Mendis (Captain – Richmond College, Galle)
2. Jehan Daniel (Vice-Captain – St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10)
3. Hasitha Boyagoda (Trinity College, Kandy)
4. Thisaru Rashmika Dilshan (Trinity College, Kandy)
5. Krishan Sanjula (De Mazenod College, Kandana)
6. Kalana Perera (S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia)
7. Dananjaya Lakshan (Richmond College, Galle)
8. Praveen Jayawickrama (St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa)
9. Nuwanidu Fernando (St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa)
10. Ashen Bandara (St. Aloysius’ College, Galle)
11. Hareen Buddhila (St. Aloysius’ College, Galle)
12. Nipun Malinga (Mahinda College, Galle),
13. Nipun Dananjaya (St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa)
14. Nishan Madushka (Moratu Maha Vidyalaya)
15. Santhush Gunathilaka (St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4)

Stand-by players – Vishva Chathuranga (Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa), Ravindu Sanjana (St. Aloysius’ College, Galle), Randeer Ranasinghe (St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala), Ayana Siriwardana (Isipathana College, Colombo 5), Thilan Prashan (St. Servatius’ College, Matara).

 

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:: Cricket Kenya ::

 

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Assume that is the Kenyan squad Andruid ?

If so, just waiting on Australia now.

Afghanistan
Afghanistan's squad was announced on 7 December 2017

Naveen-ul-Haq (c)
Qais Ahmad
Azmatullah
Ikram Faizi
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Mohammad Ibrahim
Zahir Khan
Darwish Rasooli
Baheer Shah
Tariq Stanikzai
Nisar Wahdat
Wafadar
Waqarullah
Mujeeb Zadran
Yousuf Zazai

Ireland
Ireland's squad was announced on 8 December 2017

Harry Tector (c)
Ian Anders
Aaron Cawley
Varun Chopra
Mark Donegan
Jonathan Garth
Jamie Grassi
Reece Kelly
Graham Kennedy
Joshua Little
Sam Murphy
Max Neville
Neil Rock
Morgan Topping
Andrew Vincent

 

[andruid]

Assume that is the Kenyan squad Andruid ?

If so, just waiting on Australia now.

Should be

 

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AUSTRALIA'S SQUAD

Australia's squad for the Under-19 World Cup will be captained by batsman Jason Sangha, and include allrounder Austin Waugh - son of former captain Steve Waugh. Another allrounder, Will Sutherland, son of Cricket Australia's (CA) chief executive James Sutherland, has been named vice-captain.

Last month Sangha had become the youngest Australian to make a first-class century against England, scoring 133 for the CA XI in a tour game in Townsville in the lead up to the Ashes.

In July, Sutherland, a powerful batsman and fast-medium bowler, had chosen cricket over football, accepting a multi-year rookie deal with Victoria rather than nominating himself for the AFL draft.

In 2016, Waugh had hit an unbeaten hundred in the final of the Under-17 National Championships, and earlier this year represented Australia U-19s in a one-day series against Sri Lanka's youth side.

Former Australia pacer Ryan Harris will coach the U-19 side, while former batsman Chris Rogers will assist him.

The U-19 World Cup will be played between January 13 and February 3 in New Zealand. Australia are slotted into Group B, and will open their campaign against India on January 14 in Mount Maunganui. The other teams in Group B are Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea.

No Cameron Green. Can't bowl yet.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/und...n-waugh-will-sutherland-lloyd-pope/2017-12-15

Australia U-19 squad:

Batsmen
Jason Sangha (capt) NSW
Max Bryant QLD
Jack Edwards NSW
Austin Waugh NSW

Batsmen (bowl spin)
Param Uppal NSW
Nathan McSweeney QLD
Jarrod Freeman TAS

Keeper
Baxter Holt NSW

Seamer/all-rounders
Will Sutherland (vice-capt) VIC
Jonathan Merlo VIC

Seamers
Xavier Bartlett QLD
Zak Evans VIC
Ryan Hadley NSW
Jason Ralston NSW

Spinner
Lloyd Pope SA

 

[andruid]

Final confirmation of the Kenya squad

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/201...mbia-based-were-make-the-cut-for-the_c1685047

Little-known Rene Were is among the final Team Kenya squad unveiled yesterday for the 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand in January and February next year.
The U-19 World Cup, which is held every two years, will see 16 teams battle for the title. Kenya are in Group ‘A’ alongside hosts New Zealand, defending champions West Indies and South Africa.
Were, who resides in Namibia, headlines the 15-man squad that will be led by Kanbis’ star Sachin Bhudia. The left-handed batsman impressed selectors during his two-week training in Nairobi last month thus earning his place in the team that is expected to leave the country on December 28. “I had no idea about him but when he came up for training, he was impressive and he gave the selectors something to think about and at the end of it all, won their trust,” coach Jimmy Kamande said.
Were, Sidhart Vasudev and Jay Doshi are the new inclusion in the team that shockingly beat Uganda in July to qualify for the World Cup. They replace Peponi School captain Rahul Seedhar and spinner Yaksh Patel. Seedhar didn’t make himself available for selection while Patel failed to secure release from his school in the USA.
Kamande said the Wanderers Cricket Club player will give him depth in batting department now that Seedhar is unavailable.
“We need to have depth in batting if we are to be competitive. We believe Were will come through now that we will miss Seedhar. Other exciting selections include opening batsman and Soya nominee, Aman Gandhi. Gandhi was placed 35th in the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) batting this season and was the fourth top batsman at Sir Ali Muslim Club with 237 runs from 11 innings.
Gandhi has been selected alongside another SOYA nominee, Abhishek Chidambaran. Chidambaran’s 22 wickets were instrumental as Stray Lions retained the league two weeks ago. Kamande is confident that the selectors have made the right choices and is excited by the collective experience of the team. “It’s definitely one of the most exciting times in these kids’ lives and careers. They deserve this honour. This are the fruits of their hard work for the last six months,” he said.
“I’m very excited as a coach to take this group to New Zealand. They are massively talented with the potential for even greater things. I’m confident we have picked a combination that will give us the desired results.”

Squad: Aman Gandhi, Dennis Musyoka, Aveet Desai, Rene Were, Thomas Ochieng, Sachin Bhudia, Ankit Hirani, Sukhdeep Singh, Jasraj Kundi, Jayant Mepani, Jay Doshi, Maxwel Ager, Gérard Mwendwa, Sidhart Vasudev, Abhishekh Chidambaran; Reserves: Minal Kerai, Viraj Patel.

 

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Australia's new leg-spin hope - Pope

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Australia's new leg-spin hope - Pope

Been superbly impressed with Pope, both from what I have seen myself and what I have heard from friends in and around the Adelaide grade cricket scene. Better long format potential than Zampa imo, wouldn't be too shocked to see him in the Redbacks Shield squad sooner rather than later.

 

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Been superbly impressed with Pope, both from what I have seen myself and what I have heard from friends in and around the Adelaide grade cricket scene. Better long format potential than Zampa imo, wouldn't be too shocked to see him in the Redbacks Shield squad sooner rather than later.

Leading wicket-taker the last 2 U19 National Championships.

But I often find at this level the best quicks aren't necessarily up there so more chance of the best spinners being there.

 

[Kippax]

https://livestream.com/accounts/22036923/events/7983001

Zimbabwe must be tapping into some good ICC funds to get this early acclimatisation tour and a pair of Bay Oval day/nighters before Christmas. Tauranga at this time of year is pretty popular.