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South Africa national under-19 cricket team

Cricket team


Cricket team

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nameSouth Africa Under-19s
image[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg200px]]
coachLaurence Mahatlane
captainMatthew Montgomery
founded1995
groundLC de Villiers Oval
capacity2,000
associationCricket South Africa
ceoHaroon Lorgat
first_fcEngland
first_fc_year1995
first_fc_venueCounty Ground, Taunton,
Somerset
title1U19 Cricket World Cup
title1wins(2014)
icc_regionAfrica
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asofdate18 December 2023
Note

the men's u19 team

Somerset

The South African Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1995. International players to have represented the team include Wayne Parnell, Neil McKenzie, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram, all of whom went on to play for South Africa. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.

In February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the team would take part in South Africa's Provincial first-class and List A cricket tournaments, starting with the 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup and the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge respectively. However, the matches played by the under-19 team in those tournaments did not have first-class or List A status.

Tournament History

*A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within South Africa *

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

South Africa's U19 World Cup recordYearResultPosPldWLTNRTotal1 title81562503
AUS 1988Ineligible – not an ICC member
Semi-finals3rd1665100
LKA 2000First round9th1685003
NZL 2002Runner-up2nd1685300
BAN 2004Second round7th1663300
LKA 2006First round11th1652300
Malaysia 2008Runner-up2nd1664200
NZL 2010Quarter-finals7th1665100
AUS 2012Semi-finals3rd1665100
UAE 2014Champions1st1666000
BAN 2016First round11th1663300
NZL 2018Quarter-finals5th1664200
Quarter-finals8th1663300
WIN 2022Playoff semifinals7th1663300
Semifinals3rd1685300

Honours

ICC

  • U19 Cricket World Cup

Current squad

The South African squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as announced on 21 December 2015, was as follows:

PlayerDate of BirthBattingBowling style
Fraser JonesRightRight- arm fast
Tony de Zorzi (c)LeftRight-arm off spin
Ziyaad AbrahamsRightRight-arm fast
Dean FoxcroftRightRight-arm off spin
Dayyaan GaliemRightRight-arm medium-fast
Willem LudickRightRight-arm medium
Wandile Makwetu (wk)Right
Conor McKerrRightRight-arm fast
Rivaldo MoonsamyRight
Wiaan MulderRightRight-arm medium
Luke PhilanderRightRight-arm off spin
Farhaan SayanvalaRightRight-arm off spin
Lutho SipamlaRightRight-arm fast
Liam SmithRight
Kyle Verreynne (wk)RightRight-arm off spin
Sean WhitehadRightLeft-arm orthodox

Controversy

In January 2024, David Teeger, The team's Jewish captain had been removed from captaincy by Cricket South Africa. Cricket South Africa stated that protests related to the Gaza war in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which hosted by South Africa, are likely to focus on Teeger, who had shown his support to Israel before. The decision caused outrage from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and accused Cricket South Africa of Antisemitism.

References

References

  1. "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa.
  2. "WP's Daniel Smith named captain of SA U-19s". News24.
  3. "Three local stars included in national u.19 team after Cubs Cricket Week". Petoria Rekord.
  4. "CSA 3 & 1 Day Provincial 2020/21 Season". Cricket South Africa.
  5. "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo.
  6. (2024-01-12). "South African national cricket team removes Jewish captain".
  7. "South Africa axing of U19 captain David Teeger ahead of Cricket World Cup sparks antisemitism row".
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