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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 Matches the Remarkables Offering One of the Most Association (NCA) for Many Years, with Including the Final on Saturday 3 February MEDIA GUIDE Version 2 / January 2018 2 The ICC would like to thank all its Commercial Partners for their support of the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup New Zealand 2018 3 Welcome to members of the media WELCOME who are in New Zealand to cover the ICC CHIEF EXECUTIVE ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, the third time the event is being held in this beautiful country. This tournament is close to the hearts of all of us at ICC and is considered a very important event on our calendar. The tournament gives players an unrivaled experience of global events and a real flavour of international cricket at senior level, while cricket fans around the world can watch tomorrow’s stars in action on television or through live-streaming. A host of past and present stars have come through this system and the fact that a number of current captains including Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Sarfraz Ahmed and Dinesh Chandimal have all figured in past ICC U19 World Cups, demonstrates the calibre of cricketers we can expect to see during this event. On behalf of the ICC, I would like to take this opportunity to thank New Zealand Cricket, its staff, ground authorities and volunteers in helping us organize this important event. I would also like to thank our commercial and broadcast partners for their support in making our events so special and taking them to the widest possible audience. A word of appreciation is likewise due to my colleagues at the ICC, who have worked so hard in preparation for this event. I would also like to thank all members of the media for your continued support of this event, whether you are here in person or following from your respective newsrooms around the world, the coverage you drive is so important to our sport. You will find editorial material, imagery, audio and video on the ICC’s Online Media Zone in the run-up to and throughout the event which I hope you will find useful in delivering your coverage. Should you need anything else please do not hesitate to contact the media team. I wish you all a thoroughly enjoyable event as we all look to spot the superstars of the future. David Richardson ICC Chief Executive 4 On behalf of New Zealand Cricket, WELCOME I am delighted to welcome you to NZC CHAIRMAN New Zealand. A special welcome to those descended on our beautiful country this summer for the first time. This will be the third time New Zealand has hosted this event, having held the 2002 and 2010 editions of the tournament. With free entry to all matches, this will be the most accessible major event ever seen in New Zealand, and all host cities, local clubs and cricket associations are looking forward to seeing the future stars of world cricket playing on our shores. The future stars of international cricket are set to battle it out over 48 matches across seven match venues, with Bay Oval in Tauranga hosting the first ever ICC U19 Cricket World Cup final to be played under lights. There will be an array of activities to choose from in our host cities of Whangarei, Tauranga, Christchurch and Queenstown, and we encourage you to experience some of what our wonderful country has to offer. I hope you enjoy the tournament in what will be a huge summer of cricket throughout New Zealand. Greg Barclay NZC Chairman 5 CONTENTS 01 CONTACTS 04 TOURNAMENT RECORDS Media & Accreditation ................................................... 7 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Records ............................18 02 ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT 05 TEAM PROFILES About the Tournament ..................................................9 Afghanistan .................................................................... 27 Past Winners ................................................................... 10 Australia ...........................................................................29 Groupings ......................................................................... 11 Bangladesh ......................................................................31 Tournament Schedule ...................................................12 Canada .............................................................................33 England ............................................................................ 35 India .................................................................................. 37 03 VENUES Ireland ..............................................................................39 Venues Map .....................................................................14 Kenya .................................................................................41 Hagley Oval – Christchurch ..........................................14 Namibia ...........................................................................43 Rangiora Oval – Christchurch ......................................15 New Zealand ...................................................................45 Bert Sutcliffe Oval – Lincoln – Christchurch .............15 Pakistan ........................................................................... 47 Lincoln N0.3 – Lincoln – Christchurch........................15 PNG ...................................................................................49 Bay Oval – Tauranga ...................................................... 16 South Africa .....................................................................51 John Davies Oval – Queenstown ............................... 16 Sri Lanka ........................................................................... 53 Cobham Oval – Whangarei ......................................... 16 Windies ............................................................................ 55 Zimbabwe ....................................................................... 57 06 MATCH OFFICIALS Referees........................................................................... 60 Umpires ........................................................................... 61 6 SECTION 01 | CONTACTS SECTION 01 CONTACTS 7 SECTION 01 | CONTACTS CONTACTS MEDIA C. Rajshekhar Rao ICC Manager - Media and Communications E-mail: [email protected] Telephone (NZ): +64 (0) 22 0159635 Telephone (UAE): +971 50 5545029 Catherine Ryan Media Manager, ICC U19 Cricket World Cup E-mail: [email protected] Telephone (NZ): +64 (0) 27 2981031 ACCREDITATION Rachel Astle Event Coordinator & Accreditation Manager E-mail: [email protected] 8 SECTION 02 | ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT SECTION 02 ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT 9 SECTION 02 | ABOUT TOURNAMENT ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT This is the 12th edition of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup and the third time that it is being held in New Zealand, the other occasions being in 2002 and 2010. The past winners of the tournament are Australia and India (three times each), Pakistan (two-time winners), the Windies, South Africa and England. The 10 Test playing sides (prior to Afghanistan and Ireland’s recent inclusion) – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Windies and Zimbabwe, along with Namibia (best finishing non-Test playing side from the 2016 event in Bangladesh) have gained automatic qualification to the 2018 tournament. The 11 sides have been joined by five regional qualifiers - Kenya (Africa), Canada (Americas), Papua New Guinea (East Asia Pacific), Afghanistan (Asia) and Ireland (Europe). The 16 teams have been divided in groups of four each with the top two sides from each group due to advance to the Super League and the remaining eight teams to figure in the Plate championship. 10 SECTION 02 | ABOUT TOURNAMENT PAST WINNERS YEAR VENUE WINNER 1988 Australia Australia 1998 South Africa England 2000 Sri Lanka India 2002 New Zealand Australia 2004 Bangladesh Pakistan 2006 Sri Lanka Pakistan 2008 Malaysia India 2010 New Zealand Australia 2012 Australia India 2014 United Arab Emirates South Africa 2016 Bangladesh Windies The final will be played at Bay Oval in Tauranga on 3 February while both semifinals will be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on 29 and 30 January. The Plate tournament will run concurrently but end with the final at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Christchurch on 28 January. 11 SECTION 02 | ABOUT TOURNAMENT GROUPINGS GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D The Windies Australia Bangladesh Pakistan New Zealand India Canada Sri Lanka South Africa PNG England Afghanistan Kenya Zimbabwe Namibia Ireland The Playing Conditions of the tournament are available in the Resources section on our Online Media Zone while details on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method can be found on our website www.icc-cricket.com/about/cricket/rules-and-regulations/ duckworth-lewis-stern The ICC’s policies on anti-corruption, anti-doping and anti-racism can be found in the Integrity section of the page www.icc-cricket.com/about on our website. 12 SECTION 02 | ABOUT TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 13 SECTION 03 | VENUES SECTION 03 VENUES 14 SECTION 03 | VENUES VENUES 1 CHRISTCHURCH HAGLEY OVAL CHRISTCHURCH 2 TAURANGA 4 Just outside of the Christchurch CBD sits one of NZ’s picturesque cricketing venues, Hagley Oval. Established in the 1850’s, Hagley Oval hosted a series of inter-provincial matches, as 3 QUEENSTOWN well as the occasional international fixtures. 4 WHANGAREI In 2013, after the terrible destruction of the Canterbury earthquakes a decision was made to redevelop Hagley Oval into an international cricket venue. Two years later, the world’s eyes 2 were all on Hagley Oval and Christchurch as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 opening match was held at the Christchurch ground.
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