Guernsey Cricket to host U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 qualifiers in August 2022

Guernsey Cricket will be hosting the 2024 ICC U19 World Cup Europe division 2 qualifiers from August 03rd – 12th, 2022. A total of eight (8) Associate member countries will be competing in the tournament, with two (2) groups comprising of four (4) teams playing in a single round-robin format, following which the top two (2) teams from each group will advance to the semifinals stage. The bottom four (4) teams will also compete in the position play-off matches. The two finalists and the winner of the third-place playoff will all progress to join Jersey, the Netherlands and Scotland in the Europe Qualifier – the second and final stage in the region’s qualification pathway, which will be held in 2023.

• U19 Men’s Nordic Cup in Denmark (July 2023)

• U19 Men’s Euro Quadrangular series in Netherlands (July 2023)

• Ireland U19 Men’s Tour of Scotland (July 2023)

• Jersey U19 Men’s Tour of Ireland (August 2023)

All matches will be played across four (4) venues in Guernsey, with each match-day to feature four (4) games, including the knock-out stages and the play-off’s. The U19 qualifiers are not part of ICC’s live-streaming arrangements with IMG Media, however a videographer will be contracted to produce highlights, match clips and other editorial content for the tournament. All the teams will be accommodated at the St Pierre Park hotel in Guernsey during the entire duration of the tournament, with ICC covering all the accommodation costs.

The previous Division 2 qualifiers was held in 2018 in the UK between nine (9) member countries, from which Netherlands U19, France U19 and Denmark U19 qualified for Division 1 qualifiers. This year’s event will see U19 team’s from Sweden, Denmark, Isle of Man, Norway, France, Italy and Germany travel to Guernsey. One group will consist of teams from Sweden, Denmark, Isle of Man and Norway, while the second group will consist of teams from France, Italy and Germany alongside the host’s Guernsey. Teams from Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark have played competitive games in the build-up to the tournament, and will look forward to continue with their progress from the opening day of the competition.

Europe Division 2 Squads

Norway U19: Chaudhary Usman Akram (Captain), Ans Ahmed, Abdul Jabbar Ali, Afzal Ahmed Ellahi, Nishant Jadhav, Zabihullah Malik, Mohammad Hasnain Mir, Abdul Nasir, Baryalai Patekhel, Sahir Saeed, Mohammad Moosa Shahid, Sahil Singh, Aminullah Tanha and Mohammed Warriach

Germany U19: Sahir Husain, Niall Perfect, Adhyay Datta, Diyon Edirimanne, Marcin-Eduan Van Eyssen, Rehmetullah Yawari, Sebastian Looker, Sebastian Carter, Honeyjit Sigh Brar, Haider Husain, Keshav Ramachandran, Jonathan Thorne, Asad Zubair and Pir Mohammad Gul

Isle of Man U19: Jacob Butler, Fraser Clarke, Ned Crellin, JJ Griffin, Theo Helfrich, Joe Humphrey, Josh Kewley, Dollin Jansen, Toby Poole-Wilson, David Henry Telford, Luke Ward, Christian Webster, Nathan Williams and Matthew Young

France U19: Anand Shukla, Hussnain Afzal, Muzamil Zahir, Oscar Joas, Heram Peroumal, Rahul Saravanan, Alan Scott Ratcliff, Sajad Stanikzay, David Troadec, Kichena Vayaboury, Muhammad Dar, Jean Baptiste Begin, Adil Latif and Asim Raja

Denmark U19: Hanan Ahmad, Saif Alam, Muskatim Aslam, Agrim Bhatnagar, Ehsan Karimi, Azim Khan, Jabran Khan, Mansoor Khan, Mussa Malik, Hashim Rasul, Hariz Rizwan, Zayan Shams and Mateen Sarwar

Sweden U19: Yatharth Chauhan, Mashal Khan, Sebastian Luczak, Sanuk Keppetiyawa, Kavin Meenakshisundaram, Anish Pimpalkhare, Sharim Afzal, Madhav Erat, Trineth Rahul Madhan Prabhu, Fawad Shirzad, Ali Haider, Hasan Nijamudin, Chandresh Rewal and Advait Guhagarkar

U19 World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifier Schedule

05th August 2022: Norway U19 vs Denmark U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Isle of Man U19 vs Sweden U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Guernsey U19 vs France U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Germany U19 vs Italy U19 (Scorecard) @11am

06th August 2022: Isle of Man U19 vs Norway U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Sweden U19 vs Denmark U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Germany U19 vs Guernsey U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; France U19 vs Italy U19 (Scorecard) @11am

08th August 2022: Norway U19 vs Sweden U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Guernsey U19 vs Italy U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; France U19 vs Germany U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Denmark U19 vs Isle of Man U19 (Scorecard) @11am

09th August 2022: Guernsey U19 vs Norway U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Isle of Man U19 vs Italy U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Denmark U19 vs France U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Germany U19 vs Sweden U19 (Scorecard) @11am

11th August 2022: Germany U19 vs France U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Sweden U19 vs Denmark U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; 3rd/4th Play-off – Isle of Man U19 vs Norway U19 (Scorecard) @11am ; Final – Italy U19 vs Guernsey U19 (Scorecard) @11am