The Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) is pleased to announce the following team to represent Hong Kong at the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier 2009 to be played in Toronto, Canada, from 1-13 September 2009:
James John ATKINSON (Captain)
Irfan AHMED
Niaz ALI
Mohammad Aizaz KHAN
Zuiad KHAN
Ashish GADHIA
Aditya KANTHAN
Shakeel HAQ
Nizakat Khan MOHAMMAD
Waqas BARKAT
Shivang BAID
Vikash Vaswani Vinod GOPE
Gurjant SINGH
Asif KHAN
National Coach - Aftab HABIB
Team Manager - Syed Tauseef Akmal BUKHARI
Physiotherapy - Sarah OWEN
The team will depart for Canada on 23rd August 2009.
The ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier is a tournament involving the ten best Under-19 Associate and Affliate teams from around the globe. Each team has reached the final of the ICC's five regional tournaments. A top six finish in Toronto will qualify Hong Kong for the 2010 ICC Under-19 World Cup to be played in New Zealand.
Hong Kong qualified for the tournament after winning the ACC Under-19 Elite Cup 2009 played in Kuwait during April/May 2009. Afghanistan was the other qualifier from the Asia region.