The Hong Kong national under-19 cricket team represents the
Special Administrative Region of China in international under-19 cricket. It has qualified for the
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. First contested in 1988, as the Youth World Cup, it was not staged again u ...
on one occasion, in
2010
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.
History
Hong Kong was originally part of the
ICC East Asia-Pacific
ICC East Asia-Pacific is the International Cricket Council region responsible for administration of the sport of cricket in East Asia and the Pacific area.
The region was founded in 1996 with a regional office established in 1999. The area cove ...
region, and finished runner-up to
Papua New Guinea u19 for the
2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy.
At the
2009 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Canada, the team placed sixth overall to become the last team to qualify for the
2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was the eighth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and took place in New Zealand. Since 1998, the tournament has been held every 2 years. This edition had 16 teams competing in 44 matches between 15 a ...
in New Zealand. They won only three out of nine games at the tournament, finishing above
Uganda u19 and
Netherlands u19 on
net run rate
Net run rate (NRR) is a statistical method used in analysing teamwork and/or performance in cricket. It is the most commonly used method of ranking teams with equal points in limited overs league competitions, similar to goal difference in foo ...
.
Irfan Ahmed
Irfan Ahmed (born 20 November 1989) is a Pakistani-born international cricketer who has played four One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for Hong Kong.
In January 2016 he was provisionally suspended by the International Cr ...
was the team's leading run-scorer at the qualifier.
Jamie Atkinson
James John Atkinson (born August 1990) is an international cricketer who plays cricket for Hong Kong. He also captained the Hong Kong cricket team before stepping down in May 2015. A wicket-keeper, he has also represented Hong Kong at Under-19s ...
was named as the squad's captain for the 2010 World Cup. The team failed to win a game in the first round, losing to
England u19,
India u19 and
Afghanistan u19 (also in its first World Cup). The team was bowled out on each occasion but did not disgrace itself.
Later, in the plate stage, Hong Kong lost to
Bangladesh u19 but then got revenge over Afghanistan, defeating them by four wickets. In the final game, the 13th place play-off, Hong Kong lost heavily to
Zimbabwe u19, being bowled out for 98 to record its lowest score of the tournament.
[
For the 2019 ACC Under-19 Eastern Region tournament, former national team player ]Jawaid Iqbal
Jawaid Iqbal is a retired Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he first played for the Hong Kong cricket team in 2000. was appointed as the coach. As of 2020, there was a national under-19 50-over cup used to select the national team squad.
Under-19 World Cup record
References
1988 establishments in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
Under19
Cricket clubs established in 1988
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