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 2025 season and their most recent call-up. In that period squads have been named for:

• A home 'ODI' series against India in June/July 2025 ^[1]
• A home 'Test' series against India in July 2025 ^[2]
• A home 'ODI' series against Ireland in September 2025 ^[3]
• A home 'ODI' series against Bangladesh in September 2025 ^[3]

The team's coach is Michael Yardy, who has been in position since October 2022. ^[4]

Name	Age	Primary role	Batting style	Bowling style	County	Most Recent Call-up
Ralphie Albert	(2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 17)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Surrey	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Tazeem Ali	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 19)	Spin bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Warwickshire	2025 v India (h) [2]
Will Bennison	(2006-09-10) 10 September 2006 (age 19)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Yorkshire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Ben Dawkins	(2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18)	Wicket-keeper	Right-handed	—	Kent	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Jaydn Denly	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 20)	All-rounder	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Kent	2025 v India (h) [2]
James Feldman	(2007-06-13) 13 June 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Middlesex	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Matthew Firbank	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Yorkshire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Rocky Flintoff	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 17)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Lancashire	2025 v India (h) [2]
Alex French	(2007-07-23) 23 July 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Surrey	2025 v India (h) [1]
Alex Green	(2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Leicestershire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Luke Hands	(2008-11-14) 14 November 2008 (age 16)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Lancashire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Byron Hatton-Lowe	(2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 18)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Nottinghamshire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Joe Hawkins	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 18)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Derbyshire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Jack Home	(2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 19)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Worcestershire	2025 v India (h) [2]
James Isbell	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 18)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Middlesex	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Manny Lumsden	(2008-11-03) 3 November 2008 (age 16)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Hampshire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Ben Mayes	(2007-11-21) 21 November 2007 (age 17)	Wicket-keeper	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Hampshire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
James Minto	(2007-11-26) 26 November 2007 (age 17)	Pace bowler	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Durham	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Isaac Mohammed	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 17)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Worcestershire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Joe Moores	(2008-11-15) 15 November 2008 (age 16)	Wicket-keeper	Left-handed	—	Lancashire	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Sebastian Morgan	(2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 18)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Middlesex	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Jack Nelson	(2008-05-21) 21 May 2008 (age 17)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Middlesex	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Thomas Rew	(2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 (age 17)	Wicket-keeper	Right-handed	—	Somerset	2025 v Bangladesh (h) [3]
Aaryan Sawant	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 19)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Middlesex	2025 v India (h) [2]
Hamza Shaikh	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 19)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Warwickshire	2025 v India (h) [2]
Ekansh Singh	(2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 19)	Batter	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Kent	2025 v India (h) [2]
Jay Singh	(2006-12-17) 17 December 2006 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Yorkshire	2025 v India (h) [2]
Archie Vaughan	(2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 19)	All-rounder	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Somerset	2025 v India (h) [2]
Alex Wade	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18)	Pace bowler	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Yorkshire	2025 v India (h) [1]

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. "Thomas Rew to captain England Men U19s in ODIs against India U19s". ecb.co.uk. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
2. "England Men U19s name squad for Youth Test with India". ecb.co.uk. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
3. "England Men's U19 squad named for fixtures against Ireland and Bangladesh". ecb.co.uk. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
4. "Mike Yardy appointed Young Lions Head Coach". ECB. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

External links

• England Development Programme at ecb.co.uk