Category Archives: Under 19 cricket

February 11, 2020 · 10:27 am

Naveed Nawaz: Sri Lankan Coach with All-Conquering Bangladesh U19 Squad

Bipin Dani, in bdcricktime, 11 February 2010 where the title is “Sri Lanka hand in Bangladesh U-19 win”

Read the full story here https://www.bdcrictime.com/sri-lanka-hand-in-bangladesh-u-19-win/

Bangladesh’s triumph in the U-19 World Cup has a Sri Lanka connection to it. Former middle order batsman Naveed Nawaz, who played one Test and 3 ODIs’ under Sanath Jayasuriya is the head coach of the victorious Bangla team. Speaking exclusively over telephone from South Africa a day after the Tigers won the U-19 World Cup against India, he said, “Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) invested heavily on these boys. I saw these boys become mature and learn fast. Changing habits and being positive to change was the main slogan I used along with my staff.”

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Bangladesh cricket, child of empire, cricket and life, cricket tamashas, memorable moments, performance, Under 19 cricket, unusual people

February 10, 2020 · 3:02 am

Bangla Under 19 Lift World Cup in Sturdy Display

Playing away from Asian conditions Bangladesh Under 19 Squad revealed heir prowess against such teams as South Africa (home side) and Australia and yesterday took on the mighty Indian team low-scoring match on a difficult wicket and eked out a fighting win … The Player of that match was their captain Akbar Ali; while the player of the tournament was Yashasvi Jaiswal …….. Michael Roberts

POTCHEFSTROOM, SOUTH AFRICA – FEBRUARY 09: Mohammad Akbar Ali of Bangladesh sweeps the ball towards the boundary, as Dhruv Jurel of India looks on during the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Super League Final match between India and Bangladesh at JB Marks Oval on February 09, 2020 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Indian cricket, performance, spinning art, Under 19 cricket, unusual people, unusual statistics

February 4, 2020 · 1:32 pm

Bright Under 19 Prospects for Stardom?

ESPNcricinfostaff compendium

Between them, Ian Bishop and Tom Moody have watched many Under-19 World Cups, through their time as respected broadcasters. Moody is also a widely respected coach around the world, most recently on the franchise T20 circuit. ESPNcricinfo caught up with them on the latest Stump Mic podcast, where they looked at the 2020 Under-19 World Cup so far, explained why only a few youth cricketers graduate to the senior level in international cricket, and the importance of the “eye test” – how talent-spotting at this level goes beyond statistics, and is a craft perfected over years of experience.

Haider Ali’s balance and cover-driving reminds Ian Bishop of Babar Azam Getty Images

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under performance, Under 19 cricket, unusual people

January 30, 2020 · 12:48 pm

Monkey-Come, Monkey-Scratch! Fraser-McGurk Go!

ESPNcricinfoo News Item = “Jake Fraser-McGurk to return home after being scratched by a monkey,”…. https://www.espncricinfo F.com/story/_/id/28589265/jake-fraser-mcgurk-return-home-being-scratched-monkey

Jake Fraser-McGurk will not take any further part at the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa and will return home instead as a precautionary measure after being scratched on the face by a monkey at a nature reserve while on a team outing in Kimberley.

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under cricket and life, cricket tamashas, taking the mickey, Under 19 cricket, unusual people, violent intrusions

January 27, 2020 · 3:24 am

Japan penetrates Cricketing Terrain via Under 19 World Cup

Kartik celebrates:

Brilliant story put forward by @sreshthx from #U19WorldCup. It’s so good to know about how Japan are doing about the growth of the game. World Cup adventure only the tip of Japan’s cricket iceberg.

ESPNcricinfo News Item,

Marcus Thurgate, the wicket-keeper batsman, will lead Japan in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2020 in South Africa. This will be Japan’s first appearance in any cricket world cup. They made it through to the U19 tournament as winners of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, which they hosted.

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under cricket and life, performance, Under 19 cricket

May 26, 2019 · 9:45 am

Sri Lanka Under 19 run out for 234 by Pakistan in Hambantota

Four of the nine batsmen were run out when Sri Lanka UNDER 19 scored 234 runs for 9 wkts in their fifty-over match vs Pakistan at Hambantota …. and THEN Pakistan tried to outdo them: they managed three run-outs out of ten wkts in making 208 all out!

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Under 19 cricket, unusual statistics

March 6, 2019 · 3:35 am

Unforgettable Moments for Royal-Thomians

Mevan Pieris, in Daily FT,5 March 2019, where the title runs thus: “Moments that make memories of the Battle of the Blues”

Cricket that had germinated among schoolboys of Britain received prominence in the 19th century when leading public schools such as Eton played Harrow as a big match and a few years later in 1837, the only two universities of that time, Oxford and Cambridge played each other for the first time to be labelled as England’s Battle of the Blues. About the same time in Ceylon, an academy sprang up on top of San Sebastian Hill and a few years later in 1851, Bishop James Chapman, an Etonian cricketer himself, started S. Thomas’ College (STC) on top of Mutwal Hill.

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under child of empire, cricket and life, cricket tamashas, cricketing icons, fair play, memorable moments, performance, sportsmanship, Sri Lanka Cricket, Under 19 cricket, unusual people, welfare through sport

March 4, 2019 · 2:07 am

The Royal-Thomian in 1919

Rohan Sahabandu

This is a story as told to me by my father, the Royal captain of 1919. He played for Royal from 1916-1919. Let me take you to the Royal-Thomian cricket match played 100 years ago at the SSC ground on March 21, when, believe it or not, Royal trounced the Thomian’s in ONE DAY! The memorable day was March 21, 1919.

Continue reading →

2 Comments

Filed under cricket and life, cricket tamashas, fair play, performance, Under 19 cricket, unusual people

January 13, 2019 · 1:48 am

Thrilling Last Over Victory snatched by SL Under 19 Team

Karuppiah Ramakrishnan in Sunday Observer, 13 January 2019

http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/01/13/sports/sri-lanka-u-19-snatch-victory

A brilliant all-round show helped Sri Lanka Under-19 thrash Australia Under-19 by three wickets in their youth Test match at the SSC ground yesterday. The Sri Lankans reached the required target of 112 runs in the last over of the day with just two balls to spare. Rohan Sanjaya and Sandun Mendis played major roles in the second innings to wreck the Australian line up by taking four wickets each. The visitors were bowled out for 151 runs in the second innings with Jarrod Freeman making 52.

Australia under-19 batsman Ian Carlisle is bowled by Sandun Mendis (not in picture) Pictures by Saman Mendis

Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Australian cricket, close finsihes, performance, spinning art, Sri Lanka Cricket, Under 19 cricket

January 13, 2019 · 1:31 am

Sri Lanka’s Adventurous Cricket downs Australia U19 in Test Match

A bold declaration and aggressive cricket seems to have enabled SL Under 19 to upstage Australia in theri single Test Match at the SSC grounds: Editor, Cricketique

ONE = News Item in ISLAND, 13 January 2019

Tissa Central, Kalutara spinner Rohan Sanjaya and Richmond’s Sandun Mendis took four wickets each to restrict Australia Under-19s to 151 runs in the second innings as Sri Lanka Under-19s pulled off three wickets victory in the three-day Youth match at the SSC grounds on Saturday. Commencing from the overnight score of 287 for seven wickets in the morning the hosts declared their innings after three overs with a lead of 40.In their second essay the visitors batted for 66 overs but could muster only 151 as Sanjaya and Mendis bowled the bulk of overs. The duo bowled almost 50 overs and provided the key for victory.