South Africa national under-19 cricket team

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South Africa
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Personnel
Captain Matthew Montgomery [1]
Coach Laurence Mahatlane
Owner Cricket South Africa
Chief executive Haroon Lorgat
Team information
Founded1995
Home ground LC de Villiers Oval
Capacity2,000
History
First-class debut England
in 1995
at  County Ground, Taunton,
Somerset
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup  winsGold medal world centered-2.svg 1 (2014)
International Cricket Council
ICC region Africa
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Test kit

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ODI kit

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T20I kit

As of 18 December 2023

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, all of whom went on to play for South Africa. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.

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In February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the team would take part in South Africa's Provincial first-class and List A cricket tournaments, starting with the 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup and the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge respectively. [2] [3] However, the matches played by the under-19 team in those tournaments did not have first-class or List A status. [4]

Tournament History

U-19 World Cup

South Africa's U19 World Cup record
YearResultPos№PldWLTNR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988 Ineligible – not an ICC member

Flag of South Africa.svg 1998

Semi-finals3rd1665100
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2000 First round9th1685003
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2002 Runner-up2nd1685300
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2004 Second round7th1663300
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2006 First round11th1652300
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2008 Runner-up2nd1664200
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2010 Quarter-finals7th1665100
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2012 Semi-finals3rd1665100
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2014 Champions1st1666000
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016 First round11th1663300
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2018 Quarter-finals5th1664200

Flag of South Africa.svg 2020

Quarter-finals8th1663300
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2022 Playoff semifinals7th1663300

Flag of South Africa.svg 2024

Semifinals3rd1685300
Total81562503

Current squad

The South African squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as announced on 21 December 2015, was as follows: [5]

PlayerDate of BirthBattingBowling style
Fraser Jones 14 June 2000 (aged 17)RightRight- arm fast
Tony de Zorzi (c)28 August 1997 (aged 18)LeftRight-arm off spin
Ziyaad Abrahams 27 March 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast
Dean Foxcroft 20 April 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Dayyaan Galiem 2 January 1997 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Willem Ludick 20 March 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Wandile Makwetu (wk)7 January 1999 (aged 17)Right—
Conor McKerr 19 January 1998 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast
Rivaldo Moonsamy 13 September 1996 (aged 19)Right—
Wiaan Mulder 19 February 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Luke Philander 30 April 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Farhaan Sayanvala 8 July 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Lutho Sipamla 12 May 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast
Liam Smith 11 May 1997 (aged 18)Right—
Kyle Verreynne (wk)12 May 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Sean Whitehad 7 March 1997 (aged 18)RightLeft-arm orthodox

Controversy

In January 2024, David Teeger, The team's Jewish captain had been removed from captaincy by Cricket South Africa. Cricket South Africa stated that protests related to the Israel-Hamas war in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which hosted by South Africa, are likely to focus on Teeger, who had shown his support to Israel before. [6] The decision caused outrage from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and accused Cricket South Africa of Antisemitism. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Uncapped Matthew Montgomery to lead SA U19s in tour to India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "WP's Daniel Smith named captain of SA U-19s". News24. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Three local stars included in national u.19 team after Cubs Cricket Week". Petoria Rekord. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "CSA 3 & 1 Day Provincial 2020/21 Season" (PDF). Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "South African national cricket team removes Jewish captain". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "South Africa axing of U19 captain David Teeger ahead of Cricket World Cup sparks antisemitism row". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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