Singapore national under-19 cricket team
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| Association | Singapore Cricket Association |
|---|---|
| ICC region | Asia |
| First international | |
Singapore vs. Fiji  (Hong Kong; 30 November 1997) | |
| U19 World Cup qualifying | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | Fifth (2007) |
| As of 9 August 2016 | |
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 (ODI) matches were played in 1974 and 1976, respectively,[1][2] while the first Under-19 World Cup was held in 1988.[3] Singapore's first international tournament was the 1997 Youth Asia Cup in Hong Kong.[4] The team defeated Fiji in its first match, but lost to Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea in the other two games.[5] Singapore hosted the 1999 Youth Asia Cup, but again failed to progress past the group stage.[6] That trend continued at the 2003 Youth Asia Cup in Pakistan, where Singapore won only a single match (against Qatar).[7] 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.[8] 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.[4]
Tournament history
Under-19 World Cup
Under-19 World Cup qualifying
- 1997: group stage
- 1999: group stage
- 2001: ?
- 2003: group stage
- 2005: quarter-finals
- 2007 (Div. 1): 5th place
- 2009 (Div. 1): 8th place
- 2011 (Div. 1): 9th place (relegated)
- 2013 (Div. 2): First place
- 2016 (Div. 2): qualified
See also
References
- ↑ Records / Under-19s Youth Test matches / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ Records / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Under-19 World Cup: a brief history" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- 1 2 Other matches played by Singapore Under-19s, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ Youth Asia Cup 1997, Hong Kong Cricket Association. Retrieved from ESPNcricinfo, 11 August 2016.
- ↑ Youth Asia Cup 1999, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ Youth Asia Cup 2003, CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ Asian Cricket COuncil Under-19 Elite Cup 2007 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2016.