Gibraltar national under-19 cricket team

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Personnel
CaptainVivek Sadhwani
CoachRichard Askew
ManagerMark Bacarese
History
First-class debut Italy Under-19s
in 1999
at Newforge, Belfast

The Gibraltar Under-19 cricket team represents Gibraltar in Under-19 international cricket.

The team have participated in every edition of the European Under-19 Division Two Championships and were the first ever champions. [1] In the most recent tournament, Gibraltar finished sixth beating only Germany. [2]

History

Current squad

The Gibraltar Under-19 squad for 2009 European Division Two was: [3]

Future

Gibraltar are due to participate in the upcoming 2011 European Under-19 Division Two Championships which will, for the first time, provide the chance of qualification to the Division One tournament. [4]

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