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The incredible honour roll of Australian U19 Cricket World Cup representatives and their stats

The incredible honour roll of Australian U19 Cricket World Cup representatives and their stats

This summer is continuing a vibrant tradition in international cricket: the graduation of brilliant U19 cricketers to fully-fledged stars of the game.

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Before Sam Konstas made a century for the PM’s XI against India, he hit a ton at the U19 Cricket World Cup against West Indies earlier this year. PM’s XI teammate Mahli Beardman took 3-15 to earn Player of the Match honours in the 2024 final, beating India to claim Australia’s fourth title at the tournament.

The likes of Cooper Connolly and Campbell Kellaway represented Australia at the 2022 tournament, while Jake Fraser-McGurk, Todd Murphy and Tanveer Sangha were 2020 squad members. That year, the World Cup’s leading runscorer was India’s budding megastar Yashasvi Jaiswal (400).

The prior tournament in 2018 featured rookie Aussie Test opener Nathan McSweeney, who averaged 70.33 with a highest score of 156; though Australia lost the final to an Indian team captained by Prithvi Shaw, once dubbed ‘The Next Tendulkar’. There were a couple of famous Australian cricket names in that beaten side, thanks to Austin Waugh and Will Sutherland.

Sam Konstas raises his bat after his 2024 U19 World Cup century against West Indies. Picture: Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

Of the current Aussie Test team, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head all represented, as did limited-overs stars like Matt Short, Adam Zampa and Xavier Bartlett. Marsh captained a tournament win in 2010, with Hazlewood Player of the Match in the final against Pakistan (4-30).

The Australian side that won last year’s ICC World Cup included a raft of former Aussie U19 reps: Marsh, Hazlewood, Head, Smith, Zampa, David Warner and Marcus Stoinis.

The list of Australian U19 World Cup representatives is remarkable, stacked with players who became greats, journeymen and lost talents in senior cricket.

Some who starred as juniors never made it to higher honours, while others who had underwhelming U19 campaigns grew into Test captains and giants of the game.

Here is every Australian U19 World Cup player, with their tournament stats.

World Youth Cup captains: England’s Michael Atherton, West Indies’ Brian Lara, Pakistan’s Zahoor Elahi and Australia’s Geoff Parker with the U19 trophy at Adelaide Oval in 1988.Source: News Corp Australia

1998

Geoff Parker (c) – 9 matches, 245 runs @ 40.83, HS 103; 8 wickets @ 31.37, BB 3-36

Huntley Armstrong – 9 matches, 142 runs @ 20.28, HS 46

Darren Berry – 8 matches, 42 runs @ 20.50, HS 23; 23 catches, 3 stumpings

Tim Bower – 2 matches, 11 runs @ 5.50, HS 11

Michael Collins – 5 matches, 53 runs @ 17.66, HS 20; 4 wickets @ 44.65, BB 2-34

Lachlan Ferguson – 9 matches, 187 runs @ 26.71, HS 40*

Wayne Holdsworth – 8 matches, 19 wickets @ 12.52, BB 4-36

Stuart Law – 8 matches, 352 runs @ 50.28, HS 89

Brian McFadyen – 3 matches, 9 wickets @ 9.00, BB 4-20

Alan Mullally – 6 matches, 9 wickets @ 26.11, BB 2-20

Darren Playle – 7 matches, 155 runs @ 22.14, HS 52

Joe Scuderi – 8 matches, 104 runs @ 34/66, HS 66; 12 wickets @ 19.16, BB 5-27

Adrian Tucker – 8 matches, 12 wickets @ 21.91, BB 4-42; 61 runs @ 12.20, HS 23

Brett Williams – 9 matches, 471 runs @ 52.33, HS 112

Brett Williams bats at the 1988 tournament, in which he made a century in the final.Source: News Corp Australia

FINAL: Australia 5-202 (B. Williams 108, S. Law 44, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-59) def. Pakistan 201 (Inzamam ul-Haq 37, G. Parker 3-36, W. Holdsworth 3-38) by 5 wickets

AUS: Brett Williams, Darren Playle, Stuart Law, Lachlan Ferguson, Geoff Parker (c), Huntley Armstrong, Joe Scuderi, Darren Berry †, Wayne Holdsworth, Alan Mullally, Adrian Tucker.

PAK: Shahid Anwar, Basit Ali, Zahoor Elahi (c), Shahid Nawaz, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Zulfiqar Butt, Rifaqat Ali †, Mushtaq Ahmed, Zulfiqar Ali, Shakeel Khan.

MOST RUNS: Brett Williams (AUS) 471

MOST WICKETS: Wayne Holdsworth (AUS) 19

Stuart Law was a 1988 U19 World Cup winner, complete with a champion mullet. Picture: Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

1997-98

Tim Anderson (c) – 6 matches, 120 runs @ 24.oo, HS 36; 1 wicket @ 23.00, BB 1-7

Steven Busbridge – 6 matches, 12 wickets @ 18.33, BB 4-38

Sean Clingeleffer – 6 matches, 17 runs @ 17, HS 14*; 5 catches, 2 stumpings

Chris Davies – 4 matches, 92 runs @ 23.00, HS 40

James Hopes – 6 matches 244 runs @ 48.80, HS 105; 5 wickets @ 32.00, BB 2-22

Michael Johnston – 1 match, 0-40

Michael Klinger – 6 matches, 229 runs @ 57.25, HS 64

Scott Kremerskothen – 3 matches, 173 runs @ 57.66, HS 164

Mick Miller – 4 matches, 61 runs @ 20.33, HS 30; 5 wickets @ 25.80, BB 3-53

Marcus North – 5 matches, 179 runs @ 35.80, HS 115; 4 wickets @ 31.25, BB 2-30

Ben Oliver – 5 matches, 120 runs @ 30.00, HS 40; 3 wickets @ 57.33, BB 1-22

Lachlan Stevens – 5 matches, 49 runs @ 49.00, HS 35; 3 wickets @ 43.00, BB 2-39

Dominic Thornely – 6 matches, 176 runs @ 29.33, HS 126; 1 wicket @ 10.00, BB 1-10

Shannon Tubb – 3 matches, 7 wickets @ 14.57, BB 3-28; 36 runs @ 18.00, HS 14*

WINNER: ENGLAND

MOST RUNS: Chris Gayle (WI) 364

MOST WICKETS: Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) 16

Marcus North became a Western Australia mainstay and a Test player after representing at U19 level. Picture: Kerris BerringtonSource: News Limited

1999-2000

Michael Clarke (c) – 5 matches, 72 runs @ 14.40, HS 29; 4 wickets @ 20.75, BB 3-17

Matthew Baker – 2 matches, 2 wickets @ 13.50, BB 2-17; 24 runs @ 24.00, HS 22

Glen Batticciotto – 2 matches, 0 runs (two ducks)

Liam Buchanan – 5 matches, 67 runs @ 16.75, HS 58; 4 wickets @ 17.00, BB 2-20

Ed Cowan – 5 matches, 133 runs @ 26.60, HS 69

Chris Hartley – 7 matches, 12 runs @ 3.00, HS 6; 4 catches

Nathan Hauritz – 11 wickets @ 14.45, BB 2-4; 107 runs @ 17.83, HS 34

Mitchell Johnson – 5 matches, 4 wickets @ 28.25, BB 2-9

Shaun Marsh – 7 matches, 154 runs @ 22.00, BB 61

Andrew McDonald – 7 matches, 104 runs @ 17.33, HS 63*

Aaron O’Brien – 7 matches, six wickets @ 18.16, BB 2-11; 42 runs @ 8.40, HS 27

Paul Rofe – 5 matches, 4 wickets @ 25.75, BB 2-9

Shane Watson – 6 matches, 266 runs @ 53.20, HS 100*; 5 wickets @ 19.60, BB 2-38

Tim Welsford – 7 matches, 9 wickets @ 16.33, BB 5-22; 82 runs @ 16.40, HS 30

WINNER: INDIA

MOST RUNS: Graeme Smith (SA) 348

MOST WICKETS: Zahid Saeed (PAK) 15

Mitchell Johnson kicked on to far bigger things after the U19 World Cup of 2000. Picture: Ned KellySource: News Corp Australia

2001-02

Cameron White (c) – 8 matches, 423 runs @ 70.50, HS 156*; 2 wickets @ 96.00, BB 1-36

George Bailey – 7 matches, 256 runs @ 85.33, HS 69*

Aaron Bird – 7 matches, 15 wickets @ 14.33, BB 4-47

Jarrad Burke – 8 matches, 249 runs @ 35.57, HS 100*; 9 wickets @ 15.77, BB 3-13

Rob Cassell – 5 matches, 6 wickets @ 17.16, BB 3-7

Beau Casson – 6 matches, 12 wickets @ 15.08, BB 4-33; 34 runs @ 11.33, HS 28

Dan Christian – 4 matches, 93 runs @ 93.00, HS 93; 2 wickets @ 45.50, BB 1-22

Mark Cosgrove – 6 matches, 66 runs @ 22.00, HS 27; 2 wickets @ 33.00, BB 1-7

Adam Crosthwaite – 8 matches, 105 runs @ 52.50, HS 48*; 11 catches, 4 stumpings

Xavier Doherty – 7 matches, 16 wickets @ 9.50, BB 4-15; 31 runs @ 31.00, HS 23

Adam Fleming – 4 matches, 2 wickets @ 46.50, BB 1.27

Shaun Marsh – 8 matches, 317 runs @ 39.62, HS 125

Craig Philipson – 3 matches, 52 runs @ 17.33, HS 32

Craig Simmons – 7 matches, 399 runs @ 57.00, HS 155

Australia celebrates winning the 2002 U19 World Cup in New Zealand.Source: AFP

FINAL: Australia 3-209 (J. Burke 100*, S. Marsh 35, R. McLaren 1-35) def. South Africa 9-206 (B. Homani 52*, G. Smith 51, A. Bird 4-47) by seven wickets

AUS: Jarrad Burke, Craig Simmons, Shaun Marsh, Cameron White (c), George Bailey, Mark Cosgrove, Adam Crosthwaite †, Xavier Doherty, Beau Casson, Aaron Bird, Rob Cassell.

SA: Greg Smith, Chad Baxter, Stephen Cook, Hashim Amla (c), Davy Jacobs, Ryan Bailey, Ryan McLaren, Bob Homani †, Brendon Reddy, Brent Kops, Ian Postman.

MOST RUNS: Cameron White (AUS) 423

MOST WICKETS: Xavier Doherty (AUS) 16

Four-wicket man of the match Aaron Bird (L) and Craig Simmonds (R) congratulate Jarrad Burke on his 100 not out after Australia beat South Africa in the U/19 World Cup final in Christchurch. Picture: Nigel Marple/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2003-04

Tim Paine (c) – 8 matches, 142 runs @ 23.66, HS 45; 7 wickets @ 22.28, BB 2-24

Ahillen Beadle – 8 matches, 155 runs @ 38.75, HS 54; 3 wickets @ 17.33, BB 2-26

Scott Coyte – 3 matches, 4 wickets @ 21.00, BB 3-42

Adam Crosthwaite – 8 matches, 175 runs @ 43.75, HS 50*; 9 catches, 4 stumpings

Theo Doropoulos – 8 matches, 238 runs @ 34.00, HS 83

Matthew Harrison – 5 matches, 146 runs @ 48.66, HS 91

Moises Henriques – 8 matches, 95 runs @ 19.00, HS 44; 11 wickets @ 19.27, BB 2-10

Cameron Huckett – 7 matches, 10 wickets @ 15.10, BB 4-7

Joshua Mangan – 7 matches, 6 wickets @ 35.50, BB 4-30

Steve O’Keefe – 8 matches, 10 wickets @ 15.60, BB 2-1; 76 runs @ 25.33, HS 65

Lachlan Oswald-Jacobs – 3 matches, 15 runs @ 7.50, HS 8

Gary Putland – 6 matches, 11 wickets @ 14.36, BB 4-9

Ken Skewes – 8 matches, 75 runs @ 18.75, HS 37

Shane Wallace – 1 match

WINNER: PAKISTAN

MOST RUNS: Shikhar Dhawan (IND) 505

MOST WICKETS: Enamul Haque Jr (BAN) 22

Tim Paine graduated from captaining Australia U19s to the Test team later in his career.Source: News Limited

2005-06

Moises Henriques (c) – 5 matches, 150 runs @ 37.50, HS 79*; 16 wickets @ 10.62, BB 4-22

Jackson Bird – 2 matches, no wickets

Tom Cooper – 5 matches, 211 runs @ 52.75, HS 104

Ben Cutting – 5 matches, 3 wickets @ 38.33, BB 2-24

Aaron Finch – 5 matches, 155 runs @ 38.75, HS 74

Jon Holland – 3 matches, 4 wickets @ 25.50, BB 4-39

Simon Keen – 5 matches, 10 wickets @ 13.90, BB 3-10; 30 runs @ 15.00, HS 18*

Usman Khawaja – 4 matches, 140 runs @ 35.00, HS 77

Jack McNamara – 5 matches, 3 wickets @ 56.66, BB 2-37

Adam Ritchard – 3 matches, 5 wickets @ 22.80, BB 2-23

William Sheridan – 2 matches, 37 runs @ 37.00, HS 37

Tom Stray – 5 matches, 49 runs @ 12.25, HS 36

Matthew Wade – 5 matches, 45 runs @ 11.25, HS 16; 8 catches, 1 stumping

David Warner – 5 matches, 91 runs @ 30.33, HS 54; 1 wicket @ 10.00, BB 1-10

WINNER: PAKISTAN

MOST RUNS: Cheteshwar Pujara (IND) 375

MOST WICKETS: Moises Henriques (AUS) 16

Future Test paceman James Pattinson as a 2008 U19 World Cup representative. Picture: Peter Lim/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2007-08

Michael Hill (c) – 6 matches, 188 runs @ 37.60, HS 124; 1 wicket @ 20.00, BB 1-1

Daniel Burns – 4 matches, 1 wicket @ 69.00, BB 1-49; 10 runs @ 3.33, HS 7

Michael Cranmer – 6 matches 88 runs @ 17.60, HS 40

James Faulkner – 6 matches, 71 runs @ 14.20, HS 36; 2 wickets @ 52.50, BB 1-24

Josh Hazlewood – 4 matches, 6 wickets @ 18.00, BB 2-17

Phillip Hughes – 4 matches, 89 runs @ 22.25, HS 46

David King – 4 matches, 5 wickets @ 7.80, BB 2-5; 57 runs @ 28.50, HS 28*

Dom O’Brien – 5 matches, 25 runs @ 6.25, HS 10

Kirk Pascoe – 4 matches, 104 runs @ 52.00, HS 55*

James Pattinson – 5 matches, 3 wickets @ 31.00, BB 3-25; 56 runs @18.66, HS 34*

Clive Rose – 5 matches, 9 wickets @ 8.55, BB 3-21

Kumar Sarna – 2 matches, 13 runs @ 6.50, HS 12

Jeremy Smith – 4 matches, 3 wickets @ 29.33, BB 1-20

Steven Smith – 4 matches, 114 runs @ 28.50, HS 39; 7 wickets @ 17.00, BB 4-41

Marcus Stoinis – 3 matches, 4 runs @ 2.00, HS 4*

WINNER: INDIA

MOST RUNS: Tanmay Srivastava (IND) 262

MOST WICKETS: Wayne Parnell (SA) 18

Before becoming one of the all-time great batters, Steve Smith was a baby-faced leg-spinning all-rounder at the U19 World Cup. Picture: Peter Lim/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2009-10

Mitchell Marsh (c) – 6 matches, 201 runs @ 33.50, HS 97

Tim Armstrong – 6 matches, 204 runs @ 48.00, HS 73*; 2 wickets @ 30.00, BB 2-6

Tom Beaton – 6 matches, 145 runs @ 24.16, HS 73

Nick Buchanan – 3 matches, 8 wickets @ 11.12, BB 4-16

Jackson Coleman – 1 match, 0-28

Luke Doran – 4 matches, 8 wickets @ 13.37, BB 3-32; 17 runs @ no average, HS 9*

Ben Dougall – 2 matches, 14 runs @ 7.00, HS 13

Jason Floros – 6 matches, 218 runs @ 36.33, HS 96; 3 wickets @38.00, BB 2-27

Josh Hazlewood – 6 matches, 13 wickets @ 15.00, BB 4-26; 26 runs @ 8.66, HS 10

Alex Keath – 5 matches, 216 runs @ 43.20, HS 88; 6 wickets @ 16.33, BB 3-34

Nic Maddinson – 5 matches, 85 runs @ 17.00, HS 37

Alister McDermott – 5 matches, 8 wickets @ 24.12, BB 4-29; 16 runs @ no average, HS 9*

Kane Richardson – 3 matches, 6 wickets @ 15.33, BB 3-23; 78 runs @ 39.00, HS 44

Tom Triffitt – 6 matches, 117 runs @ 29.25, HS 50; 16 catches, 1 stumping

Adam Zampa – 2 matches, 4 wickets @ 13.00, BB 3-21

Josh Hazlewood took four wickets in an U19 World Cup final before becoming a champion senior paceman. Picture: Martin Hunter/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

FINAL: Australia 9-207 (K. Richardson 44, J. Floros 37, Sarmad Bhatti 3-33) def. Pakistan 182 (Azeem Ghumman 41, J. Hazlewood 4-30, L. Doran 3-32)

AUS: Nic Maddinson, Tom Beaton, Mitchell Marsh (c), Alex Keath, Jason Floros, Tim Armstrong, Tom Triffitt †, Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, Luke Doran, Alister McDermott.

PAK: Babar Azam, Ahsan Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Azeem Ghumman (c), Rameez Aziz, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Waqas †, Sarmad Bhatti, Usman Qadir, Raza Hasan, Fayyaz Butt.

MOST RUNS: Dominic Hendricks (SA) 391

MOST WICKETS: Raymond Haoda (PNG) 15

Mitchell Marsh and Luke Doran celebrate the wicket of Pakistan’s Ahmed Shahzad in the 2010 U19 World Cup final. Picture: Marty Melville/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2011-12

William Bosisto (c) – 6 matches, 276 runs @ 276.00, HS 87*

Cameron Bancroft – 5 matches, 196 runs @ 39.20, HS 125

Meyrick Buchanan – 5 matches, 49 runs @ 9.80, HS 21

Shane Cassel – 2 matches, 3 wickets @ 12.66, BB 3-24

Harry Conway – 1 match, 3 wickets @ 5.00, BB 3-15

Alex Gregory – 5 matches, 5 wickets @ 19.20, BB 3-13

Sam Hain – 2 matches, 43 runs @ 43, HS 26*

Travis Head – 6 matches, 172 runs @ 34.40, HS 57*; 4 wickets @ 18.25, BB 3-30

Joel Paris – 4 matches, 6 wickets @ 23.66, BB 2-35

Kurtis Patterson – 5 matches, 170 runs @ 34.00, HS 86

Jimmy Peirson – 6 matches, 52 runs @ 8.66, HS 21; 12 catches

Gurinder Sandhu – 6 matches, 10 wickets @ 18.60, BB 3-27; 10 runs @ 10.00, HS 10*

Mark Steketee – 5 matches, 8 wickets @ 24.00, BB 3-35

Nick Stevens – 2 matches, 5 runs @ 2.50, HS 4

Ashton Turner – 6 matches, 97 runs @ 48.50, HS 43; 11 wickets @ 16.18, BB 4-28

William Bosisto captained and top-scored for Australia in an U19 Cricket World Cup final. Picture: Matt Roberts/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

FINAL: India 4-227 (Unmukt Chand 111*, Smit Patel 62*, J. Paris 1-33) def. Australia 8-225 (W. Bosisto 87*, A. Turner 43, Sandeep Sharma 4-54) by six wickets (14 balls remaining)

AUS: Cameron Bancroft, Jimmy Peirson †, Meyrick Buchanan, Kurtis Patterson, William Bosisto (c), Travis Head, Ashton Turner, Alex Gregory, Joel Paris, Gurinder Sandhu, Mark Steketee.

IND: Prashant Chopra, Unmukt Chand (c), Baba Aparajith, Hanuma Vihari, Vijay Zol, Smit Patel †, Akshdeep Nath, Harmeet Singh, Kamal Passi, Ravikant Singh, Sandeep Sharma.

MOST RUNS: Anamul Haque (BAN) 365

MOST WICKETS: Reece Topley (ENG) 19

Before writing his named into cricket folklore in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, Travis Head represented Australia in the U19 decider of 2012. Picture: Matt Roberts/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2013-14

Alex Gregory (c) – 5 matches, 137 runs @ 27.40, HS 48

Tom Andrews – 6 matches, 8 wickets @ 29.12, BB 3-35; 75 runs @ 25.00, HS 40

Ben Ashkenazi – 5 matches, 10 wickets @ 17.80, BB 3-32

James Bazley – 6 matches, 9 wickets @ 23.22, BB 3-25; 100 runs @ 25.00, HS 54*

Jake Doran – 5 matches, 249 runs @ 83.00, HS 99*

Matthew Fotia – 2 matches, 3 wickets @ 18.66, BB 3-23

Ben McDermott – 6 matches, 142 runs @ 28.40, HS 56*; 4 catches, 2 stumpings

Jaron Morgan – 5 matches, 148 runs @ 29.60, HS 55

Damien Mortimer – 5 matches, 66 runs @ 13.20, HS 43

Matt Short – 6 matches, 237 runs @ 39.50, HS 96; 5 wickets @ 23.00, BB 2-14

Kelvin Smith – 2 matches, 32 runs @ 16.00, HS 30

Billy Stanlake – 4 matches, 5 wickets @ 19.40, BB 2-36

Cameron Valente – 3 matches, 5 wickets @ 22.00, BB 3-59; 15 runs @ 15.00, HS 7*

Guy Walker – 4 matches, 6 wickets @ 22.00, BB 3-44

Sean Willis – 2 matches, 33 runs @ 16.50, HS 31

WINNER: SOUTH AFRICA

MOST RUNS: Shadman Islam (BAN) 406

MOST WICKETS: Anuk Fernando (SL) 15

Jake Doran was a hugely-hyped junior batter when he played in the U19 CWC. Picture: Pal Pillai-IDI/IDI via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2015-16

Withdrew from tournament, hosted by Bangladesh, due to security concerns.

WINNER: WEST INDIES

MOST RUNS: Jack Burnham (ENG) 420

MOST WICKETS: Fritz Coetzee (NAM) 15

Max Bryant, Xavier Bartlett and Nathan McSweeney featured in the 2018 U19 World Cup after Australia opted out of the 2016 edition. Picture: AAP Image/Josh WoningSource: News Corp Australia

2017-18

Jason Sangha (c) – 6 matches, 229 runs @ 38.16, HS 88

Xavier Bartlett – 2 matches, 3 wickets @ 22.33, BB 3-20

Max Bryant – 6 matches, 107 runs @ 17.83, HS 44

Jack Edwards – 5 matches, 216 runs @ 43.20, HS 73; 5 wickets @ 19.20, BB 4-65

Zak Evans – 4 matches, 3 wickets @ 31.66, BB 2-26; 15 runs @ 5.00, HS 12

Jarrod Freeman – 1 match, 11 runs, 0-11

Ryan Hadley – 5 matches, 3 wickets @ 42.66, BB 1-11

Baxter Holt – 6 matches, 66 runs @ 22.00, HS 39; 8 catches, 1 stumping

Nathan McSweeney – 5 matches, 211 runs @ 70.33, HS 156

Jonathan Merlo – 5 matches, 149 runs @ 37.25, HS 76; 5 wickets @ 14.20, BB 4-24

Lloyd Pope – 5 matches, 11 wickets @ 14.90, BB 8-35

Jason Ralston – 2 matches, 7 wickets @ 5.85, BB 7-15

Will Sutherland – 6 matches, 5 wickets @ 32.00, BB 2-21; 21 runs @ 5.25, HS 10

Param Uppal – 6 matches, 131 runs @ 32.75, HS 61; 3 wickets @ 32.33, BB 1-12

Austin Waugh – 2 matches, 32 runs @ 16.00, HS 26; 1 wicket @ 64.00, BB 1-64

Leg-spinner Lloyd Pope snared an incredible eight-wicket haul against England at the 2018 U19 World Cup. Picture: AFP/Marty MelvilleSource: AFP

FINAL: India 2-220 (Manjot Kalra, 101*, Harvik Desai 47*, W. Sutherland 1-36) def. Australia (J. Merlo 76, P. Uppal 34, Ishan Porel 2-30, Anukul Roy 2-32) by eight wickets (67 balls remaining)

AUS: Jack Edwards, Max Bryant, Jason Sangha (c), Jonathan Merlo, Param Uppal, Nathan McSweeney, Will Sutherland, Baxter Holt †, Zak Evans, Ryan Hadley, Lloyd Pope.

IND: Prithvi Shaw (c), Manjot Kalra, Shubman Gill, Harvik Desai †, Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, Anukul Roy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Shiva Singh, Ishan Porel.

MOST RUNS: Alick Athanaze (WI) 418

MOST WICKETS: Anukul Roy (IND) 14

Jason Sangha almost captained Australia to another U19 World Cup win. Picture: AFP/Marty MelvilleSource: AFP

2019-20

Mackenzie Harvey (c) – 6 matches, 109 runs @ 21.80, HS 65

Cooper Connolly – 2 matches, 72 runs @ 36.00, HS 64

Oliver Davies – 6 matches, 46 runs @ 9.20, HS 39; 1 wicket @ 43.00, BB 1-25

Sam Fanning – 5 matches, 236 runs @ 59.00, HS 75

Jake Fraser-McGurk – 4 matches, 118 runs @ 39.33, HS 84

Lachlan Hearne – 6 matches, 156 runs @ 31.20, HS 58

Corey Kelly – 2 matches, 3 wickets @ 26.33, BB 2-45

Liam Marshall – 2 matches, 2 wickets @ 23.00, BB 1-17

Todd Murphy – 5 matches, 4 wickets @ 30.25, BB 2-40; 17 runs @ 8.50, HS 16*

Patrick Rowe – 6 matches, 96 runs @ 32.00, HS 40; 7 catches, 1 stumping

Tanveer Sangha – 6 matches, 15 wickets @ 11.46, BB 5-14; 81 runs @ 27.00, HS 46*

Liam Scott – 6 matches, 107 runs @ 21.40, HS 66; 4 wickets @ 18.25, BB 2-26

Bradley Simpson – 3 matches, 4 wickets @ 26.50, BB 3-11

Connor Sully – 4 matches, 54 runs @ 18.00, HS 35*; 4 wickets @ 41.00, BB 2-39

Matthew Willans – 4 matches, 2 wickets @ 65.00, BB 1-26

WINNER: BANGLADESH

MOST RUNS: Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) 400

MOST WICKETS: Ravi Bishnoi (IND) 19

Tanveer Sangha was nearly a squad member for Australia’s ODI World Cup win this year, having previously been a prolific wicket-taking U19 rep. Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images

2021-22

Cooper Connolly (c) – 6 matches, 73 runs @ 12.16, HS 33; 5660, BB 3-17

Harkirat Bajwa – 3 matches, 0 wickets

Aidan Cahill – 4 matches, 90 runs @ 30.00, HS 72; 3 wickets @ 21.00, BB 2-33

Joshua Garner – 3 matches, 3 wickets @ 33.33, BB 2-21; 16 runs @ 16.00, HS 12

Isaac Higgins – 4 matches, 40 runs @ 13.33, HS 15; 1 wicket @ 22.00, BB 1-22

Campbell Kellaway – 6 matches, 239 runs @ 47.80, HS 54

Corey Miller – 5 matches, 115 runs @ 28.75, HS 64

Jack Nisbet – 3 matches, 3 wickets @ 24.00, BB 2-41

Nivethan Radhakrishnan – 4 matches, 129 runs @ 32.25, HS 66; 7 wickets @ 18.85, BB 3-31

William Salzmann – 6 matches, 12 wickets @ 19.41, BB 3-37; 56 runs @ 14.00, HS 25

Lachlan Shaw – 3 matches, 64 runs @ 21.33, HS 51

Jackson Sinfield – 3 matches, 2 wickets @ 59.00, BB 2-34; 22 runs @ 22.00, HS 20

Tobias Snell – 5 matches, 27 runs @ 13.50, HS 19; 7 catches

Tom Whitney – 5 matches, 7 wickets @ 27.42, BB 3-20; 20 runs @ 10.00, HS 19

Teague Wyllie – 6 matches, 278 runs @ 69.50, HS 101*

WINNER: INDIA

MOST RUNS: Dewald Brevis (SA) 506

MOST WICKETS: Dunith Wellalage (SL) 17

Australia’s victorious 2024 U19 Cricket World Cup team, after winning the final over India. Picture: AFPSource: AFP

2023-24

Lachlan Aitken 2 matches, 11 runs @ 11, HS 11

Charlie Anderson 5 matches, 4 wickets @24.00, BB 2-12; 37 runs @ 12.33, HS 19

Harkirat Bajwa – 2 matches, 4 wickets @ 3.75, BB 4-15

Mahli Beardman 6 matches, 10 wickets @ 10.50, BB 3-15

Tom Campbell 4 matches, 118 runs @ 59.00, HS 47*; 4 wickets @ 22.25, BB 2-47

Harry Dixon 7 matches, 309 runs @ 44.14, HS 89

Ryan Hicks 6 matches, 141 runs @ 28.20, HS 77*; 8 catches, 1 stumping

Sam Konstas – 7 matches, 191 runs @ 27.28, HS 108

Rafael MacMillan 6 matches, 9 wickets @ 17.66, BB 3-16; 85 runs @ 28.33, HS 29

Aidan O’Connor 1 match, 2 wickets @ 8.50, BB 2-17

Oliver Peake – 4 matches, 120 runs @ 60.00, HS 49

Harjas Singh 7 matches, 104 runs @ 14.85, HS 55; 1 wickets @ 25.00, BB 1-9

Tom Straker 6 matches, 13 wickets @ 11.00, BB 6-24

Callum Vidler 6 matches, 14 wickets @ 11.71, BB 4-17

Corey Wasley 1 match, 4 runs @ 4.00, HS 4

Hugh Weibgen (c) – 7 matches, 304 runs @ 50.66, HS 120

FINAL: Australia 253-7 (H. Singh 55, H. Weibgen 48, O. Peake 46*, H. Dixon 42; R. Limbani 3-38, N. Tiwari 2-63) def. India 174 (A. Singh 47, M. Abhishek 42; M. Beardman 3-15, R. MacMillan 3-43, C. Vidler 2-35) by 79 runs

AUS: Harry Dixon, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen (c), Harjas Singh, Ryan Hicks †, Oliver Peake, Rafael MacMillan, Charlie Anderson, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler.

IND: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Aravelly Avanish †, Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Saumy Pandey.

MOST RUNS: Uday Saharan (IND) 397

MOST WICKETS: Kwena Maphaka (SA) 21

Mahli Beardman took 3-15 to earn Player of the Match honours as Australia beat India in the 2024 U19 Cricket World Cup final. Picture: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo ImagesSource: Getty Images