1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads


Sixteen members of the International Cricket Council fielded teams at the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Some information about squad members is unavailable, especially for ICC associate members.

Group A

Denmark

Ten members of the Danish squad went on to play for the Danish senior team. One of those, Amjad Khan, also played at senior level for England. One Danish player, Freddie Klokker, was 14 years and 304 days at the start of the tournament, making him the youngest player whose age is definitely known. Denmark were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Umar Farooq Left-arm orthodox
Rasmus ChristensenLeft-arm orthodox
David ChristiansenRightRight-arm medium
B. Hansen
Jesper HansenRight
Amjad KhanRightRight-arm fast-medium
Freddie Klokker Left
Niels KopperholdtRightRight-arm fast-medium
Andreas LambertLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Jacob LarsenLeftRight-arm medium
Thomas NielsenRightRight-arm fast-medium
Troels Thøgersen
Peter Thomsen

Ireland

Four members of the Irish squad went on to play for the Irish senior team. One of those, Ed Joyce, also played at senior level for England. Ireland were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Joseph Clinton LeftRight-arm medium-fast
Neil AndersonRightLeft-arm orthodox
Jonathan Bushe Left
Simon Carruthers
Brian Dunlop
David Finlay
Daniel GaughranRightRight-arm medium
Simon Harrison
Carl Hosford
Ed JoyceLeftRight-arm medium
Dwayne McGerrigleRightRight-arm medium
Aidan Neill
Keith SpelmanLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Paul Tate

Pakistan

Five members of the Pakistani squad went on to play for the Pakistani senior team, including one, Hasan Raza, who had already played at senior level before appearing in the World Cup. Another squad member, Imran Tahir, played at senior level for South Africa.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Bazid Khan RightRight-arm off-spin
Abdul RazzaqRightRight-arm fast-medium
Hasan RazaRightRight-arm off-spin
Inam-ul-HaqRightRight-arm off-spin
Humayun Farhat Right
Imran TahirRightRight-arm leg-spin
Jannisar KhanRightRight-arm medium
Majeed JahangirRightRight-arm leg-spin
Saeed AnwarLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Shoaib MalikRightRight-arm off-spin
Waqas AhmedRightRight-arm fast-medium
Zaheer KhanRightRight-arm medium
Zahid SaeedRightLeft-arm fast-medium

Sri Lanka

Four members of the Sri Lankan squad went on to play for the Sri Lankan senior team.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Pradeep Hewage RightRight-arm medium
Malinga BandaraRightRight-arm leg-spin
Chamara de SoysaRightRight-arm off-spin
Ranga DiasRightRight-arm fast-medium
Romesh FernandoRightRight-arm medium
Upekha FernandoRightRight-arm off-spin
Malintha GajanayakeRightRight-arm off-spin
Prasanna Jayawardene Right
Arshad JunaidRightRight-arm off-spin
Thilina KandambyLeftRight-arm leg-spin
Naren RattwatteLeftRight-arm fast-medium
Nisitha RupasingheRightLeft-arm orthodox
Sanjaya RodrigoRightRight-arm leg-spin
Chamara SilvaRightRight-arm leg-spin

Group B

Australia

Three members of the Australian squad went on to play for the Australian senior team.
Coach: Allan Border
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Tim Anderson RightRight-arm medium
Steven BusbridgeLeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Sean Clingeleffer Left
Chris DaviesRightRight-arm off-spin
James HopesRightRight-arm medium
Michael JohnstonRightLeft-arm orthodox
Michael KlingerRight
Scott KremerskothenLeftRight-arm medium
Mick MillerLeftRight-arm fast-medium
Marcus NorthLeftRight-arm off-spin
Ben OliverRightRight-arm fast-medium
Lachlan StevensLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Dominic ThornelyRightRight-arm off-spin
Shannon TubbRightLeft-arm chinaman

Papua New Guinea

Eight members of the Papua New Guinean squad went on to play for the PNG senior team. Papua New Guinea were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Christopher Alu Left
Puana AgiRight
Daniel AluLeft
Toua DaiRightRight-arm medium-fast
Rarva DikanaRightRight-arm medium
S. Gau
Jamie Iga
Gima KeimeloRightRight-arm fast-medium
Richard LekaRight
Hobart MagaluRight-arm
Rodney MahaRight
Roge Ravusiro
Ago Reva
Wala ValaRightRight-arm off-spin

West Indies

Six members of the West Indian squad went on to play for the West Indian senior team.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Sylvester Joseph RightRight-arm off spin
Wade Allen
Ryan Best
Navin Chan Right
Chris GayleLeftRight-arm off-spin
Daren GangaRightRight-arm off-spin
Marlon Graham
Ryan HindsLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Asif JanLeftLeft-arm medium
Stephen JohnLeftRight-arm fast-medium
Kenroy MartinLeftRight-arm medium
Homchand PooranRightRight-arm off-spin
Marlon SamuelsRightRight-arm off-spin
Ramnaresh SarwanRightRight-arm leg-spin

Zimbabwe

Seven members of the Zimbabwean squad went on to represent the Zimbabwean senior team. Zimbabwe were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Mark Vermeulen RightRight-arm off-spin
Glen BarrettRightRight-arm medium
Colin DelportRightRight-arm off-spin
Dion EbrahimRightRight-arm medium
Ian EngelbrechtRightLeft-arm orthodox
Neil Ferreira Left
Greg LambRightRight-arm off-spin
Lance Malloch-BrownRight
Alester Maregwede Right
Bradley McCounRightRight-arm fast-medium
David MutenderaRightRight-arm fast-medium
Mluleki NkalaRightRight-arm medium
Stephen WrightRightRight-arm leg-spin
Jason YoungRightRight-arm medium-fast

Group C

India

Six members of the Indian squad went on to play for the Indian senior team.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Amit Pagnis LeftRight-arm medium
Amit BhandariRightRight-arm fast-medium
Mohammad KaifRightRight-arm off-spin
Sreekumar NairLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Sathiamoorty SaravananRightRight-arm medium
Virender SehwagRightRight-arm off-spin
Rajashekar Shanbal Right
Laxmi ShuklaRightRight-arm medium
Harbhajan SinghRightRight-arm off-spin
Shibsagar SinghRightLeft-arm orthodox
Reetinder SodhiRightRight-arm medium
Arvind SolankiRightRight-arm medium

Kenya

Seven members of the Kenyan squad went on to play for the Kenyan senior team including one, Thomas Odoyo, who had already played at senior level before appearing in the World Cup. Kenya were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Thomas Odoyo RightRight-arm medium-fast
Josephat AbabuRightRight-arm fast-medium
Nitin Gopal
Santosh Gore
Abeed Janmohamed Right
Jimmy KamandeRightRight-arm off-spin
F. Karmali
Andrew Mboya
Edward Mboya
Nimesh Modi
Collins ObuyaRightRight-arm medium
David Obuya Right
Francis OtienoRightRight-arm medium
Nitin Vasani

Scotland

Seven members of the Scottish squad went on to play for the Scottish senior team. Scotland were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
John Blain RightRight-arm fast-medium
Greig ButchartRightRight-arm medium
Neil Caplan
Scott Dempsie
John DonnellyRightRight-arm medium
Alan DuncanRightRight-arm medium-fast
Ayaz GulRightRight-arm leg-spin
Craig MackellarRightRight-arm medium-fast
Gregor MaidenRightRight-arm off-spin
Neil MillarRightRight-arm medium
Ross MitchinsonRightRight-arm off-spin
Alan SpiersRightRight-arm medium
Euan Stubbs Right
Fraser WattsRightRight-arm medium

South Africa

Six members of the South African squad went on to play for the South African senior team. Two other squad members, Grant Elliott and Michael Lumb, went on to play at senior level for other international teams. South Africa were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Matthew Street Right
Gulam BodiLeftLeft-arm chinaman
Murray CreedRightRight-arm fast-medium
Grant ElliottRightRight-arm medium
Andrew GaitRight
Donovan HenryRightRight-arm fast-medium
Jon KentRightRight-arm medium-fast
Michael LumbLeftRight-arm medium
Victor MpitsangRightRight-arm fast-medium
Johann MyburghRightRight-arm off-spin
Robin PetersonLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Jacques RudolphLeftRight-arm leg-spin
Wasfie SamsodienRightRight-arm medium-fast
Morne van Wyk RightLeft-arm orthodox

Group D

Bangladesh

Seven members of the Bangladeshi squad went on to play for the Bangladesh senior team.
Source:
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Sabbir Khan RightRight-arm off-spin
Ahsanullah HasanLeftLeft-arm orthodox
Al SahariarRightRight-arm leg-spin
Ehsanul HaqueRightRight-arm off-spin
Fahim MuntasirRightRight-arm off-spin
Golam Mortaza Right
Hannan SarkarRightRight-arm medium
Manjurul IslamLeftLeft-arm fast-medium
Mehrab HossainRightRight-arm medium
Mushfiqur RahmanRightRight-arm fast-medium
Sajal ChowdhuryRightRight-arm medium-fast
Shahnawaz KabirRightRight-arm medium
Tanvirul IslamRightRight-arm leg-spin

England

Five members of the England squad went on to play for the England senior team.
Source:
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Owais Shah RightRight-arm off-spin
Ian FlanaganLeftRight-arm off-spin
Paul FranksLeftRight-arm fast-medium
Michael GoughRightRight-arm off-spin
Jamie GroveRightRight-arm fast-medium
Giles HaywoodLeftRight-arm medium
Rob KeyRightRight-arm off-spin
Richard LoganRightRight-arm medium-fast
Graham NapierRightRight-arm medium
Stephen PetersRight
Jonathan PowellRightRight-arm off-spin
Chris SchofieldLeftRight-arm leg-spin
Graeme SwannRightRight-arm off-spin
Nicholas Wilton Right

Namibia

Source: Namibia
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Duane Viljoen -
Pieter Burger
Gareth Cloete
Shawn GerickeRightRight-arm medium
Bjorn KotzeRightRight-arm fast-medium
Benjamin MyburghRightLeft-arm orthodox
Gustav Pickering
Wally Rautenbach
Pieter RossouwRightRight-arm medium-fast
Rudi ScholtzRightRight-arm fast-medium
Wilbur SlabberRightRight-arm off-spin
Stefan Swanepoel Right
Johannes van der MerweRightRight-arm off-spin
Riaan WaltersRight

Nine members of the New Zealand squad went on to play for the New Zealand senior team.
Source:
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
Jarrod Englefield Right
Tim AndersonRightRight-arm leg-spin
James FranklinLeftLeft-arm medium-fast
Richard Harkness1979
Michael HendryRightRight-arm medium
Peter IngramRightRight-arm off-spin
David KellyRight
Hamish MarshallRightRight-arm medium
James MarshallRightRight-arm medium
Bruce MartinRightLeft-arm orthodox
Peter McGlashan Right
Kyle MillsRightRight-arm fast-medium
Lou VincentRightRight-arm medium
Regan WestLeftLeft-arm orthodox