West Indies under-19 cricket team
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One Day name | West Indies under-19s |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Ackeem Auguste |
Coach | Floyd Reifer |
Bowling coach | Curtly Ambrose |
Owner | Cricket West Indies |
Manager | Reon Griffith |
Team information | |
Founded | 1974 |
History | |
First-class debut | England in 1970 at Lichfield Road, Stone |
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup wins | 2016 |
The West Indian Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1973. Future international players to have represented the team include Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Courtney Walsh. They have played 35 matches, with their last match against England at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, 28 August 2001. Their win/loss record is 13/5.[1]
The West Indies under-19 cricket team won their first ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016 defeating India by 5 wickets.[2]
Current squad[]
West Indies' squad was announced on 24 November 2017:[3]
Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
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Emmanuel Stewart (c) | 23 August 1999 (aged 18) | Right | – |
Kirstan Kallicharan (vc) | 29 December 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
Ronaldo Alimohamed | 3 October 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
Alick Athanaze | 7 December 1998 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
– | – | – | |
Cephas Cooper | 11 July 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
– | – | – | |
Kimani Melius | – | – | – |
Ashmead Nedd | – | – | – |
Kian Pemberton | – | – | – |
– | – | – | |
(wk) | 29 February 2000 (aged 17) | Right | – |
Jeavor Royal | 2 December 1998 (aged 19) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Keagan Simmons | 26 March 1999 (aged 18) | Left | – |
Bhaskar Yadram | 18 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast/Right-arm off spin |
Nyeem Young | 22 September 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
During the group stage fixtures, was injured, ruled out of the tournament and replaced by Brad Barnes. They also lost Shimron Hetmyer who captained the team in the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and Nicholas Pooran after they were picked for the West Indies cricket team >"Barnes replaces injured Perez in West Indies ICC U19 CWC squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 January 2018.</ref> left the squad midway through the tournament, following the death of his mother.[4]
Coaching Staff[]
- Team Manager: Reon Griffith
- Head Coach: Floyd Reifer[5]
- Assistant Coach: Reon Griffith
- Bowling Coach: Roddy Estwick
- Physiotherapist: Khevyn Williams
- Strength and Conditioning Coach: Gregory Seale
- Team Analyst: Dinesh Mahabir
References[]
- ^ "List of West Indies Test Matches". Archived from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ Carty, Paul steer West Indies to Under-19 glory
- ^ "Emmanuel Stewart to lead WI U-19s in World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "West Indies' Persaud, Perez leave U-19 World Cup midway". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ CWI confirms Lewis as Windies manager
External links[]
- Under-19 World Cup 2008 Squad[permanent dead link]
- Under-19 cricket teams
- West Indies in international cricket
- National sports teams of the West Indies
- Cricket team stubs