English U-19 cricket team

Infobox U-19 cricket team
team_name=England


image_caption=
match status year=
first match= v West Indies at Lichfield Road, Stone, 17 July, 1974
current captain= Alex Wakely
current coach= Andy Pick
current manager= John Abrahams
current physiotherapist= Rosalind Shuttleworth
number of matches = 115
matches this year = 2
most recent match = v New Zealand at New Road, Worcester, 1 August, 2008
win/loss record = 31/36
win/loss record this year = 1/0
date = 9 August
year = 2008
source = http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/u19worldcup/ ICC |

The English Under-19 cricket team have been playing official U-19 test matches since 1974. Prior to 1991/92 they were known as England Young Cricketers.

Former captains include Mike Atherton, Michael Vaughan, Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Flintoff, who have all gone on to captain England in test matches.

The under-19 squad selected for the current two 'Test' series with New Zealand U-19 cricket team was:
*Tom Westley (Captain)
*William Beer
*Ben Brown
*Liam Dawson
*Luke Fletcher
*James Goodman
*Alex Hales
*Jack Manuel
*Stuart Meaker
*Daniel Redfern
*Ben Sanderson
*Ian Saxelby
*Greg Smith
*James Taylor
*Alex Wakely
*Chris Woakes

England won the series, beating New Zealand in the first Test and drawing the second. The one-day series was drawn 1-1, with 1 tie and 2 no results.

External links

* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/362481.html Current Squad]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/UTests/Test_List.html List of England Youth Test Matches] http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/ecb-name-under-19-squad,302781,EN.html