New Zealand national under-19 cricket team

New Zealand Under-19s
Captain: Josh Finnie
Coach: Bob Carter[1]
Bowling coach: n/a
Fielding coach: n/a
Colours: Black
Owner: New Zealand Cricket
Founded: 1986
Home ground: Bert Sutcliffe Oval
Capacity: n/a
Chief executive: n/a
Manager: n/a
Adviser: n/a
First-class debut: India U-19s
in 1992
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Official website: Official Website

The New Zealand Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1986. Former captains of the team include Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns and Brendon McCullum. They have played 41 matches, with their last match against India at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, 5 February 2007. Their win/loss record is 11/9.[2]

In April 2014, Bob Carter who was New Zealand's assistant coach left his role with the national side to take up the position of high-performance coach. Carter is responsible for developing the U-19s and A team sides.

Current Squad

The Under-19 squad selected for the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was:[3]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style
Josh Finnie (c) 18 December 1996 (aged 19) Right Right-arm off break
Finnley Allen (wk) 22 April 1999 (aged 16) Right
Josh Clarkson 21 January 1997 (aged 19) Right Right-arm medium
Zak Gibson 19 March 1997 (aged 18) Right Right-arm medium
Christian Leopard 17 September 1997 (aged 18) Right Right-arm medium
Felix Murray 29 October 1998 (aged 17) Left Slow left-arm orthodox
Aniket Parikh 7 July 1997 (aged 18) Right Right-arm off break
Dale Phillips 15 October 1998 (aged 17) Right Right-arm fast-medium
Glenn Phillips (wk) 6 December 1996 (aged 19) Right
Rachin Ravindra 18 November 1999 (aged 16) Left Slow left-arm orthodox
Talor Scott (wk) 31 December 1996 (aged 19) Right
Ben Sears 11 February 1998 (aged 17) Right Right-arm medium-fast
Nathan Smith 15 July 1998 (aged 17) Right Right-arm medium-fast
Daniel Stanley 5 September 1996 (aged 19) Left Left-arm medium-fast
Ross ter Braak 5 June 1997 (aged 18) Right Left-arm fast-medium

References

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