Ireland national under-19 cricket team
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| Captain: | Jack Tector |
| Coach: | Ryan Eagleson |
| Colors: | Green |
| Owner: | Cricket Ireland |
| Founded: | 1998 |
| Manager: | Brian O'Rourke |
| First-class debut: |
Denmark in 1998 at Christian Brothers College Old Boys Ground, Boksburg |
The Ireland Under-19 cricket team represents All-Ireland in Under-19 international cricket.
Ireland recently won the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over the U-19 teams of Hong Kong, Canada, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu, the Netherlands and Afghanistan.
The team lost only one match to the United States. Ireland's performance in this tournament gained them qualification for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Current squad
The Ireland Under-19 squad selected for the ICC European Challenge Series is:
- Jack Tector (C) (YMCA)
- Ross Allen (Eglinton)
- Rory Anders (Phoenix)
- Rishi Chopra (Coleraine)
- Sonny Cott (Pembroke)
- Adam Dennison (Waringstown)
- Peter Eakin (North Down)
- Bobby Gamble (YMCA)
- Gary McClintock (Donemana)
- James McCollum (Waringstown)
- David Murphy (Pembroke)
- Fiachra Tucker (Pembroke)
- Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke)
The future
The team will play in the ICC European Challenge Series against The Netherlands in Dublin in July 2014. There will be two 50 over matches at Merrion and Rathmines on July 15 and 16, while the series concludes with a T20 game, also at Rathmines on Thursday July 17.
References
- Ireland at Cricinfo
- 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads
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