England under-19 cricket team

The England Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1974. Prior to 1991/92 they were known as England Young Cricketers.

Former captains include Mike Atherton, Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Andrew Flintoff, who have all gone on to captain the senior national team in test matches.

Recent call-ups

This lists all the players who have played for England under-19s in the past twelve months and their most recent call-up. Brad Taylor is the captain for 2016 Under-19 World Cup.

Name Age Batting Style Bowling Style County Most Recent Call-up
Batsmen
George Bartlett 17 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Somerset 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Jack Burnham 19 Right-handed Right-arm medium Durham 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Aneurin Donald 19 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Glamorgan 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Haseeb Hameed 19 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Lancashire 2015–16 tour of Sri Lanka[2]
Mosun Hussain 18 Right-handed Right-arm medium Yorkshire 2014–15 tour of Australia[3]
Daniel Lawrence 18 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Essex 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
All-rounders
Ben Green 18 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Somerset 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Adam Hickey 18 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Durham 2015–16 tour of Sri Lanka[2]
Max Holden 18 Left-handed Right-arm off-break Middlesex 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Callum Taylor 18 Right-handed Right-arm medium Essex 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Aaron Thomason 18 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Warwickshire 2015 v Australia[4]
Joe Weatherley 19 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Hampshire 2014–15 tour of Australia[3]
Saif Zaib 17 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Northamptonshire 2015 v Australia[4]
Wicket-keepers
Tom Alsop 20 Left-handed — Hampshire 2015 v Australia[5]
Ryan Davies 19 Right-handed — Somerset 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Tom Moores 19 Left-handed — Nottinghamshire 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Pace bowlers
Hugh Bernard 19 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Kent 2015–16 tour of Sri Lanka[2]
Sam Curran 17 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Surrey 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Will Davis 19 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Derbyshire 2014–15 tour of Australia[3]
George Garton 18 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Sussex 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Saqib Mahmood 18 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Lancashire 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Jared Warner 19 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Yorkshire 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Spin bowlers
Mason Crane 18 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Hampshire 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]
Matthew Parkinson 19 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Lancashire 2015 v Australia[4]
Brad Taylor 18 Right-handed Right-arm off-break Hampshire 2016 Under-19 World Cup[1]

Performances at Under-19 World Cups

Year Host Result
1988  Australia Semi-finals
1998  South Africa Champions
2000  Sri Lanka 2nd Group stage
2002  New Zealand 2nd Group stage
2004  Bangladesh Semi-finals
2006  Sri Lanka Semi-finals
2008  Malaysia 5th place
2010  New Zealand 8th place
2012  Australia 5th place
2014  United Arab Emirates 3rd place
2016  Bangladesh 6th place

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup". CricInfo. 22 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sam Curran picked for England U-19s tour". CricInfo. 24 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "England Under-19s Squad / Players". CricInfo. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "England Under-19s One-Day Squad / Players". CricInfo. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "England Under-19s Test Squad / Players". CricInfo. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

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