Hong Kong squad named for ACC Under-19 Elite Cup tournament and tour to Sri Lanka

A team of 14 players has been named to represent Hong Kong at the upcoming ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in Malaysia and preliminary tour of Sri Lanka.

Hong Kong Cricket Association

23-Jul-2007

Courtney Kruger will lead the team in Sri Lanka and Malaysia © HKCA

The following team of 14 players have been selected to represent Hong Kong in the ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in Malaysia and for the preliminary tour of Sri Lanka.

Courtney Kruger (Captain)
Irfan Ahmed (Vice-captain)
Nadeem Ahmed
James Atkinson
Zuaid Khan
Nick Lau
Shakeel Haq
Zafran Ali
Robert Bacon
John Bacon
Ashish Gaudia
Shivang Baid
Sajjid Khan
Indrajeet Singh Gill
Manager - Ravi Nagdev
Coach - Lal Jayasinghe

The reserves are (1) Waqas Barkat, (2) Niaz Ali, (3) Lovepreet Singh and (4)Nigel Shroff.

The ACC Under-19 Elite Cup will be held in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur during 18-29 August 2007 with teams from Hong Kong, Nepal, Malaysia, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Afghanistan and Thailand participating. The tournament will be used as a qualifying tournament for the next Under-19 World Cup that will also be played in Malaysia in 2008. The winner of the ACC Under-19 Elite Cup tournament (or the next qualifier if Malaysia becomes the champion) will face a play-off match with the runner-up of an Under-19 tournament from the Europe Region to determine the final qualifying place for the Under-19 World Cup 2008.