South Africa national under-19 cricket team
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. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.
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| Personnel | |
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| Captain | Matthew Montgomery[1] |
| Coach | Laurence Mahatlane |
| Owner | Cricket South Africa |
| Chief executive | Haroon Lorgat |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Home ground | LC de Villiers Oval |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | England in 1995 at County Ground, Taunton, Somerset |
Under-19 World Cup record
| South Africa's U19 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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First round | 9th | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Second round | 7th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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First round | 11th | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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First round | 11th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 69 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 3 | |||
Current squad
The South African squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as announced on 21 December 2015, was as follows:[2]
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
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| Fraser Jones | 14 June 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right- arm fast |
| Tony de Zorzi (c) | 28 August 1997 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Ziyaad Abrahams | 27 March 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Dean Foxcroft | 20 April 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Dayyaan Galiem | 2 January 1997 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Willem Ludick | 20 March 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Wandile Makwetu (wk) | 7 January 1999 (aged 17) | Right | — |
| Conor McKerr | 19 January 1998 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Rivaldo Moonsamy | 13 September 1996 (aged 19) | Right | — |
| Wiaan Mulder | 19 February 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Luke Philander | 30 April 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Farhaan Sayanvala | 8 July 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Lutho Sipamla | 12 May 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Liam Smith | 11 May 1997 (aged 18) | Right | — |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) | 12 May 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Sean Whitehad | 7 March 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
References
- "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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