England under-19 cricket team

England

Association	England and Wales Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain	Luc Benkenstein and Hamza Shaikh
Coach	Michael Yardy
Team information
Colors	Red and Blue
Founded	1974;51 years ago (1974)
Home ground	Lord’s
History
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup  wins	1 (1998)
International Cricket Council
ICC region	Europe
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 9 February 2024

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 been selected for England under-19s since the start of the 2024 season and their most recent call-up. In that period squads have been named for:

• A home 'ODI' series against Sri Lanka in June/July 2024 ^[1]
• A home 'Test' series against Sri Lanka in July 2024 ^[2]

The team's coach is Michael Yardy, who has been in position since October 2022. ^[3]

Name	Age	Primary role	Batting style	Bowling style	County	Most Recent Call-up
Luc Benkenstein	(2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20)	Batsman	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Essex	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Keshana Fonseka	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19)	Batsman	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Lancashire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Eddie Jack	(2005-09-09) 9 September 2005 (age 19)	All-rounder	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Hampshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Dominic Kelly	(2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19)	All-rounder	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Hampshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Noah Thain	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Essex	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Farhan Ahmed	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 17)	Spin bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Nottinghamshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Tazeem Ali	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 19)	Spin bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Warwickshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Charlie Allison	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 20)	Batsman	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Essex	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Haydon Mustard	(2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 (age 19)	Wicketkeeper	Right-handed		Durham	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Theo Wylie	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19)	Batsman	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Warwickshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Noah Cornwell	(2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20)	Pace bowler	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Middlesex	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Rocky Flintoff	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 17)	Batsman	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Lancashire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Harry Moore	(2007-04-26) 26 April 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Derbyshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Freddie McCann	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 20)	Batsman	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	Nottinghamshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Thomas Rew	(2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 (age 17)	Wicketkeeper	Right-handed		Somerset	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Raphael Weatherall	(2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Northamptonshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [1]
Jack Carney	(2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 20)	Wicketkeeper	Right-handed		Unattached	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Jaydn Denly	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 20)	All-rounder	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Kent	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Hamza Shaikh	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 19)	Batsman	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Warwickshire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Charlie Barnard	(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 20)	Spin bowler	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Lancashire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Alex French	(2007-07-23) 23 July 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Surrey	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Alex Green	(2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Leicestershire	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]
Archie Vaughan	(2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 19)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Somerset	2024 v Sri Lanka (h) [2]

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within England

Key

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Semi-finals

U-19 World Cup

England's U19 World Cup record
Year	Result	Pos	№	Pld	W	L	T	NR
1988	Semi-final	4th	8	8	4	4	0	0
1998	Champions	1st	16	7	5	2	0	0
2000	Group Stage	6th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2002	Group Stage	7th	16	6	2	4	0	0
2004	Semi-finals	4th	16	7	5	2	0	0
2006	Semi-finals	4th	16	5	3	2	0	0
2008	Quarter-finals	5th	16	6	3	2	0	1
2010	Quarter-finals	8th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2012	Quarter-finals	5th	16	6	4	2	0	0
2014	Semi-finals	3rd	16	6	4	2	0	0
2016	Quarter-finals	6th	16	6	4	2	0	0
2018	Quarter-finals	7th	16	5	3	2	0	0
2020	Group Stage	9th	16	6	4	2	0	0
2022	Runners-up	2nd	16	5	4	1	0	0
2024	Super 6	6th	16	7	4	3	0	0
Total	1 titles			92	55	36	0	1

References

1. Ehantharajah, Vithushan (11 June 2024). "Rocky Flintoff named in England Under-19 squad for Sri Lanka series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
2. "Archie Vaughan, son of Michael, set for England Under-19 Test debut". ESPNcricinfo. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
3. "Mike Yardy appointed Young Lions Head Coach". ECB. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

External links

• England Development Programme at ecb.co.uk