New Zealand national under-19 cricket team

New Zealand Under-19s
Personnel
Captain KAYLUM BOSHIER
Coach Bob Carter[1]
Fielding coach n/a
Owner New Zealand Cricket
Chief executive n/a
Manager n/a
Adviser n/a
Team information
Colours Black
Founded 1986
Home ground Bert Sutcliffe Oval
Capacity n/a
History
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)RightRight-arm off break
Finnley Allen (wk)22 April 1999 (aged 16)Right—
Josh Clarkson21 January 1997 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium
Zak Gibson19 March 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Christian Leopard17 September 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Felix Murray29 October 1998 (aged 17)LeftSlow left-arm orthodox
Aniket Parikh7 July 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off break
Dale Phillips15 October 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast-medium
Glenn Phillips (wk)6 December 1996 (aged 19)Right—
Rachin Ravindra18 November 1999 (aged 16)LeftSlow left-arm orthodox
Talor Scott (wk)31 December 1996 (aged 19)Right—
Ben Sears11 February 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Nathan Smith15 July 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Daniel Stanley5 September 1996 (aged 19)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Ross ter Braak5 June 1997 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm fast-medium

References

  1. ↑ Carter to take up high-performance role
  2. ↑ CricketArchive
  3. ↑ "NZ appoint Finnie as captain for Under-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2015.


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