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South Africa beat Pakistan by seven wickets in a clinical display of cricket in the first ODI of their three-match Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth Series at the Maties Oval in Stellenbosch on Wednesday.

ECB today announced the England Under 19 squad for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh which begins in January.

A disciplined bowling effort by India colts helped them beat Sri Lanka by five runs in a low-scoring final match of the Under-19 quadrangular one-day cricket tournament on Sunday.

Kumar Deobrat Singh hit a breezy half-century to help India register a comprehensive 81-run victory over the West Indies in the Under-19 quadrangular one-day cricket series in Visakhapatnam on Friday.

India colts rode on Akshdeep Nath's blistering 64-ball 81 and Baba Aparajith's all-round effort to thrash West Indies by 124 runs in the four-nation Quadrangular tournament on Saturday.

West Indies legend Courtney Walsh is enjoying his newest role in West Indies cricket. The former Jamaica and West Indies captain is the Team Manager of the West Indies Under-19 team, presently in India for a four-nation 50 Over tournament.

India registered a thrilling one-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the under-19 Quadrangular series at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vizag on Monday, to make it two wins in a row.

India's under-19 captain Unmukt Chand (72 not out: 40b, 11x4, 3x6) and Manan Vohra (79 not out: 35b, 15x4, 2x6) shared an unbeaten opening partnership of 167 to lead the hosts to a win over Australia in the opening game of the under-19 Quadrangular series on Tuesday.

The West Indies Under 19 team will depart from Barbados on Wednesday evening for India, where they will take on India Under 19, Sri Lanka Under 19 and Australia Under 19 in a 50 Over series.

A discrepancy found in the age of India Under-19 skipper Ankit Bawne has forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop him from the Quadrangular series beginning in Vishakhapatnam.

The Australia U19 team depart for India on Thursday ahead of a Quad-Series involving India, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday named a 15-man India under-19 squad for the upcoming Under-19 Quadrangular Series.

Emmanuel Lett and Akeal Hosein have been named by the West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee as part of a powerful 15 man West Indies Under 19 squad for the quadrangular in India.

The members West Indies Under-19 squad has assembled in Barbados for a one-week camp as they prepare for a tour of India next month. The players will spend a week at the Sagicor High Performance Centre at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.

Cricket Australia (CA) and the Queensland Government today announce that Queensland will host the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012.

Georgetown, Guyana - Jamaican opener John Campbell and Trinidad and Tobago's spinner Derone Davis were the leading performers with bat and ball in the just-concluded West Indies Cricket Board's Regional Under-19 three-day tournament.

Four players have been reprimanded and warned after breaching the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.

Afghanistan, Canada, Nepal and Scotland registered wins on the eighth day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Derry.

Afghanistan, Nepal, PNG, Scotland and USA registered wins on the seventh day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Derry.

Hosts Ireland, Nepal, PNG, Scotland and USA registered wins on the sixth day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Derry.

Hosts Ireland, Afghanistan, Canada, Scotland and PNG registered wins on the fifth day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Derry.

At the end of the Dublin leg of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Ireland, three players have been reprimanded and warned for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

The Isle of Man have qualified for the final of the ICC European Under 19 Division Two Championship after a big win over Spain at King William's College today.

Hosts Ireland, Namibia, Nepal, Scotland and USA registered wins on the fourth day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Dublin, Ireland.

Afghanistan, Canada, Nepal, Scotland and USA registered wins on the third day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Dublin, Ireland.

Hosts Ireland, Kenya, Namibia and Scotland registered wins on the second day of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Dublin, Ireland.

England U19 kept alive the seven-match series against South Africa after an exciting two-wicket victory at Canterbury.

The captains of the ten teams taking part in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Dublin and the North-West spoke today of their excitement of taking part in the event which begins tomorrow.

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South Africa U19 took a 2-1 series lead on Saturday after a comprehensive 150-run win over England at Arundel.

South Africa U19 achieved an excellent four-wicket victory over England U19 at Edgbaston on Saturday in the opening match of the series.

West Indies Under-19s registered a comprehensive victory by 116 runs over the United States of America Under-19s in the first match of their four-match series on Saturday in Miami, Florida.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the 14-man squads for the 10 teams participating in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.

Kenya's Under 19 squad are in Uganda facing tough opposition as they prepare for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier later this month.

Legendary former West Indies and Jamaica captain and former world record holder for most wickets in Test cricket Courtney Walsh has been appointed Team Manager for the West Indies Under 19 Team's tour of the United States of America starting 8 July.

Shane Getkate, the Ireland Under 19 and Development XI player was taken ill and collapsed during a game for Warwickshire CCC U19's yesterday. He was taken to Solihull Hospital.

USA and Canada will be the Americas Region representatives for the Global qualifier in Ireland

Argentina snag their first victory of the tournament by 34 runs

USA continued to sweep all teams before them as they overwhelmed the Cayman Islands by 10 wickets in the main stadium. Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat, and only Cato with 13 managed to reach double figures.

Afghanistan won the ACC U19 Elite Cup tournament on Thursday after beating Nepal by 61 runs at the Thailand Cricket Ground in Bangkok.

UAE, Malaysia and Singapore won its respective teams' classification matches in the ACC U19 Elite Cup on Wednesday.

Fiji?s Under-19 side is looking to finish its East Asia Pacific U19 tournament on a high when it plays its final match against Indonesia on Thursday.

Afghanistan and Nepal have made it through to the ICC U19 CWC qualifiers by entering the final of the ACC U19 Elite Cup after registering impressive wins in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

PNG and Vanuatu both claimed comfortable victories on day 3 of the ICC East-Asia Pacific Under 19 Cricket Trophy in Maroochydore to all but ensure a top two finish and qualification to the next tournament in Ireland.

USA and Canada cruise to victory while Bermuda sneaks their win by just four. Day one sees USA?s Mirza finish with 118 not out in one match and Cayman Islands? DelAlwis-Seneveratne put up a 93 in the closest match of the day.

PNG and Vanuatu have confirmed their status as favourites to finish in the top two with clinical performances on day two of the ICC East-Asia Pacific Under 19 Cricket Trophy at the Maroochydore Cricket Club on Monday.

Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Qatar and Nepal booked their places in the semi-finals of the ACC U19 Elite Cup to be played on 8 February.

Vanuatu and Japan have got their ICC EAP Under 19 Cricket Trophy campaigns off to winning starts accounting for Indonesia and Fiji respectively at the Maroochydore Cricket Club on Sunday.

PNG have sent a strong warning to all teams competing at the ICC EAP Under 19 Cricket Trophy by easily winning their two T20 warm-up matches over Fiji and Vanuatu at the Yandina Cricket Club on Friday.

Afghanistan registered its second impressive win in the ACC U19 Elite Cup on Wednesday. In a Group B match, Afghanistan trounced Oman by nine wickets.

Afghanistan started its campaign in the ACC U19 Elite Cup with a comprehensive 249 run win over hosts Thailand on Tuesday in a Group B encounter. Hong Kong also registered an impressive 109 run win over Bahrain in a Group A match at the Prem Oval in Chiang Mai on the first day of the tournament.

Hong Kong begins its title defence at the ACC U19 Elite Cup 2011, to be held from 1-10 February in Thailand.

Cricket Fiji's Under 19 team will undergo its final training session today ahead of its departure for the East Asia Pacific championships in Australia.

The USA Cricket Association on Friday named former India cricketer Robin Singh as the national USA coach. The former India all-rounder and fielding coach will help prepare the USA Under-19 team for next month's ICC Americas Region Division 1 tournament scheduled for Brian Piccolo and Central Broward Regional Parks, in Lauderhill, Florida.

Hong Kong Cricket Association named a 14-man team to defend its title at the ACC Under-19 Elite Cup 2011 to be played in Thailand from 1-10 February 2011.

Argentina has named a 14-man squad for the upcoming Pepsi ICC Americas U19 Division 1 tournament to be held at Florida.

Defending champions Canada has named Kesavan Juvarajan as its captain for the upcoming Pepsi ICC Americas U19 Division 1 tournament to be held in Florida. Juvarajan takes over from Rutsam Bhatti who guided Canada to its first ever win at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in 2010

Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) named a 17-man squad for the upcoming Pepsi ICC Americas U19 Division 1, to be held at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, February 6 - 13, 2011. The team will be narrowed down to fourteen with three standby players on Friday.

Defending champions Papua New Guinea enter the Pepsi ICC EAP U19 tournament 2011 as strong favourites with a good mix of experience and youth in its squad.

Vanuatu Cricket announced the apppointment of the coaching staff for the national Under 19 cricket team for the upcoming Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Under 19 Cricket tournament to be held on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland from 6-11 February 2011.

Vanuatu Cricket named the final Vanuatu national Under 19 squad for the upcoming Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP) U19 Cricket Trophy which shall be held on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland from 6-11 February 2011.

The Pepsi ICC EAP Under 19 Cricket Trophy hosted by the Maroochydore Cricket Club will take place from 6-11 February 2011 on Queensland?s Sunshine Coast.

Afghanistan, who won through with Hong Kong to play in the ICC U-19 World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year, has started their campaign to qualify for the ICC U-19 World Cup in February 2012.

Namibia's Gerhard Lotter and Botswana opener Varun Vijayakumar won top honours at the end of the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Windhoek.

Former South Africa batsman Peter Kirsten has praised the efforts of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in promoting the game in his region.

Cricket Kenya Tom Sears has revealed his delight after his U19 side achieved a place in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

Kenya secured a place in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier after an eight wicket win over Botswana on Sunday.

Namibia secured the ICC Africa U19 CWCQ title with a sixth consecutive victory on Saturday.

Hosts Namibia was left as the only unbeaten team at the ICC Africa U19 CWCQ after a fourth consecutive win on Wednesday.

Kenya and Namibia maintained its unbeaten records at the ICC Africa U19 CWCQ after achieving a third consecutive win.

The Ugandan U19 team, who ended winners of the 2009 ICC Africa U19 CWCQ, continued its winning ways in this year's qualifier.

In the opening match of the ICC Africa U19 CWCQ, Uganda comprehensively thrashed newly promoted Nigeria.

Cricket Kenya has announced the squad that will participate in the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 1 which will be held in Namibia from 29th August - 5th September 2010.

Kenya U19 coach Martin Suji is hopeful that his side can qualify for the global ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The Nigeria U19 cricket team returned from Swaziland earlier this week after winning the ICC Africa U19 Division 2 Championships in Swaziland.

Rwanda defeated Mozambique by 87 runs to be named runners-up in the ICC Africa U19 Division 2 event on the final day played at Sisekelo High School in Big Bend, Swaziland on Friday.

Nigeria finished unbeaten in the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 event with a 149-run victory over Swaziland to claim the tournament title at Ubombo Country Club in Big Bend, Swaziland on Thursday.

Nigeria continued its unbeaten run in the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 event with a 245-run victory over Mozambique at U-Tech ground in Big Bend, Swaziland on Wednesday.

Scotland clinched the 2010 European U/19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier with a convincing all-round team display which saw them beat Jersey by 109 runs at Stormont.

Nigeria and Gambia registered wins on the second day of the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 event played in Big Bend, Swaziland on Tuesday.

Ireland kept their World Cup qualification hopes alive after a 123 run win against previously unbeaten Jersey at Bangor.

Ronnie Egambaram, President of the Swaziland Cricket Association, was upbeat after the opening of the ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 in Big Bend, Swaziland.

Ireland ran up a mammoth 429 for 8 in their 50 overs - the highest score by an Irish youth team at any level.

Cricket Namibia named its squad for the upcoming ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers (CWCQ) to be played in Windhoek from 29 August to 5 September 2010.

Twenty-four hours after Scotland defeated Ireland on the last ball Jersey scraped through by one run, again off the last ball, against the Netherlands.

The most thrilling finish of the opening day of the European Championship U-19 CWCQ came at Shaw's Bridge, where Scotland got home off the final ball against Ireland.

Eddie Balabba, Rwanda U19 Team Manager, is positive of his team's chances in the upcoming ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 event in Swaziland.

The European cricket circus arrives in Northern Ireland this week, with Belfast hosting an Under-19 Championship which also serves as a preliminary qualifier for 2012's ICC Under-19 World Cup.

Abioye Abiodun, Nigeria U19 captain, looks forward to a successful ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 event in Swaziland, and says that his team will put up a tough fight in the competition.

In preparation for the forthcoming Africa U19 qualifier, which will be played in late July, Nigeria U19 has been undergoing a two-week training camp.

Swaziland will host the upcoming ICC Africa U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Division 2 event which will be played from 26-30 July 2010 and will be held in Big Bend, a small village in the Lowveld of Swaziland.