South_Africa_national_under-19_cricket_team

South Africa national under-19 cricket team

South Africa national under-19 cricket team

Cricket team

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]

Under-19 World Cup record

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Current squad

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

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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

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