England Under 19s have played their final match of the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup. Here’s how the team and players got on during the tournament.
England U19s finished seventh in the U19 World Cup after beating hosts New Zealand in today’s seventh-place play-off tie. They had earlier been eliminated from the Super League after a devastating loss to Australia in the quarter-finals scuppered their chances of claiming the trophy for the first time since 1998.
Results summary
Group stage
Beat Namibia by 8 wickets
Beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets
Beat Canada by 282 runs
Super League quarter-final
Lost to Australia by 31 runs
5th place play-off semi-final
Lost to Bangladesh by 5 wickets
7th place play-off
Beat New Zealand by 32 runs
Opener Tom Banton consistently laid the foundation at the top of the order, bar the two games against Bangladesh. He scored at just below a run a ball, was the only resistance in England’s collapse to Australia with 58, and showed great mettle to earn man of the match after his 112 against New Zealand in the last game.
Not far behind were Harry Brook, who captained well but was dropped for the last game for breaking team rules, seamer Ethan Bamber, and wicket-keeper Jack Davies, who was reliable with gloves and bat.
Wisden Player ratings
Savin Perera – 4
Tom Banton – 8
Harry Brook – 7
Will Jacks – 7
Liam Banks – 7
Fin Trenouth – 3
Jack Davies – 7
Tom Scriven – 4
Luke Hollman – 5
Ethan Bamber – 7
Dillon Pennington – 6
Euan Woods – 7
Prem Sisodiya – 6
Adam Finch – 5
Roman Walker – 5
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