The Bermuda Cricket Board announced the team who will represent Bermuda at the prestigious ICC Americas Under 19 World Cup Qualifier in Bermuda July 5th –July 12th. The competition will be played at Somerset Cricket Club and St. David’s County Cricket Club between Canada, USA, Bermuda and Suriname.
The 2016 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup will have the Ten ICC Full Members and six Associate and Affiliate members. Five of the six Associate and Affiliate members will qualify directly by winning their regional qualifier. The five second place finishers will compete in a repecharge event that will determine the last spot. Currently PNG, Nepal and Uganda are scheduled to go to the repecharge tournament which will likely be run in September or October this year.
Bermuda Team
Delray Rawlins - Captain Alex Dore Chare Smith Charles Trott Cameron Jeffers Nzari Paynter Shakeal Outerbridge Jahnoi Bean-Wilson Micah Simons Jordan Smith Isaiah Richardson San‘J Dill Nyhrobi Carmichael Jade Morrissey
Standby Players
Sheldon Caesar Azende Furbert Antoine Seaman Micah Wellman
Russell Richardson, Under 19 Team Manager said, “The Under 19 squad has worked incredibly hard to prepare for this competition. They have been in a comprehensive training program for the last two years which has included a strong skills and game based focus for players to improve their technical skills, a comprehensive fitness program and regular competition in both the Evening League and the Logic 50 Overs League. The team has also completed a teambuilding workshop run by Mirrors over four months.”
Lloyd Fray, President of the Bermuda Cricket Board said, “We are extremely pleased to host another international ICC tournament on home soil and we fully expect to showcase Bermuda’s unique heritage, culture and world famous hospitality in July. I would like to thank the Government of Bermuda for their support and assistance in securing this prestigious event and Gatorade for being the tournament’s official drinks sponsor. In addition, our National Academy program would not be what it is without the continued support from the XL Foundation and the Bank of Bermuda Foundation. The BCB National Academy Program provides elite young cricketers of Bermuda the opportunity to develop life skills and cricket skills, knowledge and understanding to enhance their performance and provide opportunities for them to play at a first class or international level. I encourage all of Bermuda to come out to support these young men to qualify for the ICC U19 World Cup 2016.”
