The South African Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1995. International players to have represented the team include Wayne Parnell, Neil McKenzie, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram, all of whom went on to play for South Africa. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.
In February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the team would take part in South Africa's Provincial first-class and List A cricket tournaments, starting with the 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup and the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge respectively. However, the matches played by the under-19 team in those tournaments did not have first-class or List A status.
Tournament History A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within South Africa +Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
South Africa's U19 World Cup recordYear Result 1988 Ineligible – not an ICC member 1998 Semi-finals 3rd 16 6 5 1 0 0 2000 First round 9th 16 8 5 0 0 3 2002 Runner-up 2nd 16 8 5 3 0 0 2004 Second round 7th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2006 First round 11th 16 5 2 3 0 0 2008 Runner-up 2nd 16 6 4 2 0 0 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 16 6 5 1 0 0 2012 Semi-finals 3rd 16 6 5 1 0 0 2014 Champions 1st 16 6 6 0 0 0 2016 First round 11th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 16 6 4 2 0 0 2020 Quarter-finals 8th 16 6 3 3 0 0 2022 Playoff semifinals 7th1663300 2024 Semifinals 3rd 1685300Total 1 title81562503
Honours ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Champions (1): 2014 Runners-up (2): 2002, 2008
Current squad The South African squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as announced on 21 December 2015, was as follows:
PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleFraser JonesRightRight- arm fast Tony de Zorzi (c) Left Right-arm off spin Ziyaad Abrahams Right Right-arm fast Dean Foxcroft Right Right-arm off spin Dayyaan Galiem Right Right-arm medium-fast Willem Ludick Right Right-arm medium Wandile Makwetu (wk) Right — Conor McKerr Right Right-arm fast Rivaldo Moonsamy Right — Wiaan Mulder Right Right-arm medium Luke Philander Right Right-arm off spin Farhaan Sayanvala Right Right-arm off spin Lutho Sipamla Right Right-arm fast Liam Smith Right — Kyle Verreynne (wk) Right Right-arm off spin Sean Whitehad Right Left-arm orthodox
Controversy In January 2024, David Teeger, The team's Jewish captain had been removed from captaincy by Cricket South Africa. Cricket South Africa stated that protests related to the Gaza war in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which hosted by South Africa, are likely to focus on Teeger, who had shown his support to Israel before. The decision caused outrage from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and accused Cricket South Africa of Antisemitism.
References
External links England Under-19s in South Africa 2008/09 - South Africa Squad