South Africa
Personnel
CaptainMatthew Montgomery[1]
CoachLaurence Mahatlane
OwnerCricket South Africa
Chief executiveHaroon Lorgat
Team information
Founded1995
Home groundLC de Villiers Oval
Capacity2,000
History
First-class debutEngland
in 1995
at County Ground, Taunton,
Somerset
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup wins (2014)
International Cricket Council
ICC regionAfrica

Test kit

ODI kit

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. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.

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]

Under-19 World Cup record

South Africa's U19 World Cup record
Year Result Pos № Pld W L T NR
Australia 1988 Ineligible – not an ICC member

South Africa 1998

 Semi-finals 3rd 16 6 5 1 0 0
Sri Lanka 2000 First round 9th 16 8 5 0 0 3
New Zealand 2002 Runner-up 2nd 16 8 5 3 0 0
Bangladesh 2004 Second round 7th 16 6 3 3 0 0
Sri Lanka 2006 First round 11th 16 5 2 3 0 0
Malaysia 2008 Runner-up 2nd 16 6 4 2 0 0
New Zealand 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 16 6 5 1 0 0
Australia 2012 Semi-finals 3rd 16 6 5 1 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2014 Champions 1st 16 6 6 0 0 0
Bangladesh 2016 First round 11th 16 6 3 3 0 0
New Zealand 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 16 6 4 2 0 0

South Africa 2020

 Quarter-finals 8th 16 6 3 3 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2022 Qualified
Total 75 50 22 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:[5]

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling 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 Abrahams27 March 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast
Dean Foxcroft20 April 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm off spin
Dayyaan Galiem2 January 1997 (aged 19)RightRight-arm medium-fast
Willem Ludick20 March 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium
Wandile Makwetu (wk)7 January 1999 (aged 17)Right—
Conor McKerr19 January 1998 (aged 18)RightRight-arm fast
Rivaldo Moonsamy13 September 1996 (aged 19)Right—
Wiaan Mulder19 February 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm medium
Luke Philander30 April 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Farhaan Sayanvala8 July 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Lutho Sipamla12 May 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm fast
Liam Smith11 May 1997 (aged 18)Right—
Kyle Verreynne (wk)12 May 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm off spin
Sean Whitehad7 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 Antisimitism.[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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