Surrey spin bowler Yousef Majid and Surrey Academy batter Sheridon Gumbs are part of the England Men’s U19 squads for a multi-format tour of Australia
The England Men’s U19 multi-format tour to Australia is underway, with the first of two four-day U19 Test matches at Brisbane’s Allan Border Field delicately poised after two days. A First Youth Test scorecard can be found here.
The Young Lions selectors previously named a 16-strong Test squad and a 14-strong white-ball squad for the trip, which includes two Test matches, three ODI’s and a singular IT20.
Warwickshire’s Jacob Bethell, who was part of the squad that reached the final of the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in 2022, is captaining the red-ball squad while Durham’s Ben McKinney will lead the white-ball squad.
Left arm spin bowler Yousef Majid is part of both the Test and white-ball squads. Academy batter Sheridon Gumbs joins Majid in the white-ball squad.
England Men’s Under 19 Test squad
Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire, cap), Bertie Foreman (Sussex), Jack Harding (Unattached), Matthew Hurst (Lancashire), Dan Ibrahim (Sussex), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dominic Kelly (Hampshire), Mitchell Killeen (Durham), Archie Lenham (Sussex), Yousef Majid (Surrey), Ben McKinney (Durham), James Rew (Somerset), Harry Singh (Unattached), Charlie Tear (Sussex), Ross Whitfield (Durham)
Left-handed Surrey Academy batter Sheridon Gumbs is part of the Young Lions White-Ball squad.
Gumbs scored 66 on his home debut vs Somerset in last season’s Royal London Cup, impressing The Kia Oval crowd with his elegant stroke-making.
England Men’s Under 19 White-Ball Squad
Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire), James Coles (Sussex), Joseph Eckland (Unattached), Sheridon Gumbs (Surrey), Matthew Hurst (Lancashire), Dan Ibrahim (Sussex), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Mitchell Killeen (Durham), Archie Lenham (Sussex), Yousef Majid (Surrey), Ben McKinney (Durham, cap), Jamal Richards (Essex), Charlie Tear (Sussex), George Thomas (Somerset)
The tours are being led by Young Lions Head Coach Mike Yardy, who is joined by Kadeer Ali (Batting Coach), Chris Brown (Spin Bowling Coach), Simon Cook (Fast Bowling Coach) and Chris Read (Fielding & WK Coach).
Head Coach Mike Yardy said: “It’s great to be out in Australia and taking part in all three formats of the game. Our warm-up camp in Abu Dhabi before Christmas was a valuable exercise, both to track our progress on the field but also to spend some time together as a group.
“There’s no doubt there are a lot of talented young players vying for selection, the challenge now is to add value to those players’ journeys, provide some experiences which can help them develop their career and ultimately to help refine the next generation of England Men’s cricketers.”
Tour dates
Sunday January 29-Wednesday February 1: First Youth Test, England Men’s U19 v Australia Men’s U19, Allan Border Field, 10am
Monday February 6-Thursday February 9: Second Youth Test, England Men’s U19 v Australia Men’s U19, Norths Cricket Club, 10am
Monday February 13: First Youth ODI, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Allan Border Field, 10am
Wednesday February 15: Second Youth ODI, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Allan Border Field, 10am
Friday February 17: Third Youth ODI, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Norths Cricket Club, 9am
Sunday February 19: Only Youth IT20, England Men’s U19s v Australia Men’s U19s, Norths Cricket Club, 1.30pm
