Singapore national under-19 cricket team


The Singapore national under-19 cricket team represents the country of Singapore in international under-19 cricket. The team made its debut at the 1997 Youth Asia Cup, and has since played regularly in the Asian regional qualifiers for the Under-19 World Cup.

History

Organised under-19 international cricket dates only from the 1970s – the first under-19 Test and One Day International matches were played in 1974 and 1976, respectively, while the first Under-19 World Cup was held in 1988. Singapore's first international tournament was the 1997 Youth Asia Cup in Hong Kong. The team defeated Fiji in its first match, but lost to Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea in the other two games. Singapore hosted the 1999 Youth Asia Cup, but again failed to progress past the group stage. That trend continued at the 2003 Youth Asia Cup in Pakistan, where Singapore won only a single match. At the 2005 ACC Under-19 Cup, however, Singapore finished second in its group, subsequently losing to Nepal in the quarter-finals. The team recorded its best-ever finish at the 2007 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup, placing fifth. Singapore was less successful in subsequent tournaments, and after placing ninth at the 2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup was relegated to the second-division qualifier, the 2013 ACC Under-19 Challenge Cup. The Under-19 team recently played the U19 CWC Qualifier - Asia, in Malaysia.

Tournament history

Under-19 World Cup

- This is the squad is playing the current ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers - Asia Division One, in Malaysia.