Texas will play host to the historic first USA Cricket U19 National Championship from April 4th, 2021.
Men’s U19 National Championship including squads, tournament structure, match officials, and squad announcement timelines, was recently released by USA Cricket.
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The eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, with the group winners advancing to the Finale to play for the championship in the tournament’s inaugural edition. The remaining six teams will play for 3rd, 5th, and 7th place in cross-over classification matches.
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Squads
There will be 8 squads of 14 players each selected by the National & Zonal Men’s Youth Selection Panels in the coming weeks, with the teams confirmed as the following;
- East Zone
- Mid-Atlantic Zone
- South Zone
- Midwest Zone
- South West Zone
- West Zone Blues
- West Zone Reds
- Colts
Match Umpires:
Sameer Bandekar, Owen Brown, Ravishankar Byrappagowda, Matin Inamdar, Danny Khan, Sadij Khoja, Jermaine Lindo, and Vijaya Mallela are among the eight umpires chosen for the prestigious tournament.
In 2021, the Men’s Youth Internationals will be held.
Following the completion of the USA Cricket Under 19 National Championship in April, a U19 Selection Trials series for the top 30 players will take place from June 2nd to June 6th at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas, with the aim of finalizing the Team USA Under 19 Squad that will compete in the U19 World Cup.
As previously announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the USA will play host to the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Americas.
“The launch of National Championships is a crucial priority for the development of our youth pathway and a strategic focus field in 2021,” said Sushil Nadkarni, Chair of the USA Cricket Committee. This is something we mentioned in the Foundational Plan for USA Cricket. We are thrilled to announce that the Under 19 National Championship will be the first tournament in what promises to be a busy cricketing year in 2021.
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