England U20s

[wolfberries]

Tour Details
Tour Dates 21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024
Hosting Rights Won By Bangladesh
Hosting Country Bangladesh
First Preferred Pitch Dry
Second Preferred Pitch Crumbling
Third Preferred Pitch Slow
Standings
Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 Bangladesh U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
2 England U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
3 New Zealand U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
4 Canada U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
5 Sri Lanka U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
6 Australia U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0

Now for the final tour of the season before the WC.

[wolfberries]

Tour Dates 21 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024
Hosting Rights Won By Bangladesh
Hosting Country Bangladesh
First Preferred Pitch Dry
Second Preferred Pitch Crumbling
Third Preferred Pitch Slow
Standings
Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 Australia U20 5 5 0 0 20 +0.8749 1211 / 245.0 1017 / 250.0
2 England U20 5 3 2 0 12 +0.0701 1016 / 234.3 1050 / 246.2
3 Sri Lanka U20 5 2 3 0 8 +0.2934 1120 / 239.2 1041 / 237.2
4 Canada U20 5 2 3 0 8 -0.0754 1045 / 246.2 1024 / 237.1
5 New Zealand U20 5 2 3 0 8 -0.5640 973 / 245.5 1083 / 239.3
6 Bangladesh U20 5 1 4 0 4 -0.5941 956 / 247.3 1106 / 248.1

We finished a well deserved second place despite losing the first two games, thankfully Eagles took over the main role of setting orders and we won the last three games.

Now for the WC.

[wolfberries]

U20 One Day World Cup >> Group 2
Standings
Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 New Zealand U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
2 Scotland U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
3 England U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
4 Sri Lanka U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
5 Bermuda U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
6 Kenya U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0

11 Nov 2024 00:00 England U20 v Sri Lanka U20 https://www.fromthepavilion.org/gamedet ... Id=6894287
12 Nov 2024 00:00 Bermuda U20 v England U20 https://www.fromthepavilion.org/gamedet ... Id=6894290
13 Nov 2024 00:00 England U20 v New Zealand https://www.fromthepavilion.org/gamedet ... Id=6894286
14 Nov 2024 00:00 England U20 v Kenya U20 https://www.fromthepavilion.org/gamedet ... Id=6894283
15 Nov 2024 00:00 Scotland U20 v England U20 https://www.fromthepavilion.org/gamedet ... Id=6894284

[wolfberries]

U-20 One Day 1
Standings
Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 Sri Lanka U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
2 England U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
3 Australia U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
4 Bermuda U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
5 Bangladesh U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0
6 Canada U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0.0 0 / 0.0


Round 1: 07 Apr 2025 00:00
England U20 v Sri Lanka U20
Round 2: 08 Apr 2025 00:00
Australia U20 v England U20
Round 3: 09 Apr 2025 00:00
England U20 v Bermuda U20
Round 4: 10 Apr 2025 00:00
England U20 v Canada U20
Round 5: 11 Apr 2025 00:00
Bangladesh U20 v England U20

[montyh]

Hi all,

Apologies I haven't been particularly prolific on the forums since taking over earlier this season

Pleasingly, I can say that all efforts were focussed on managing the team because things have gone quite well. We finished second (4-1) in the first OD Tour in Div 3, securing promotion to Div 2. We matched the 4-1 record in one and only T20 Tour (Div 2) but this was only enough to finish 3rd as we missed out on promotion by 0.1 NRR. Our good form continued in Div 2 OD as again we went 4-1 to secure top spot and promotion to Div 1

So a 12-3 record overall with 2 promotions, could have easily been 3/3 promotions. I find it amusing that three 4-1 records ended up with 2nd, 3rd and 1st place finished respectively

It's a case of job done as qualification for the T20 WC was secured in the process. We're reviewing selection now as we've been given slow dry hard flat uneven pitches for the group stages, scaring the living daylights out of our strong medium & spin attack...

Cheers,
Montyh

[CoachKnapovic]

Good Morning Everyone!

Well, it looks as though I am back with England again and now everything has been officially confirmed the hard work starts now. The squad at first glance is looking fairly ordinary and it will be a tough couple of seasons. Despite that, I am confident that we can still improve and make England tough to beat.

Well done to Monty and the previous team. After seeing what they have had to work with, they did a very good job.

[CoachKnapovic]

Before I look into the two T20 friendlies I wanted to make a quick announcement about training.

In order for England under 20 and the senior team to reach the desired levels needed for success we need to coordinate our training programmes appropriately.

1) If you support England then please run a lavish academy minimum if possible. Superior is great but it won't quite help us get the players to the desired targets with their skills.

2) Train fielding to reliable at 16.

3) Once fielding has hit reliable go back to primary and technique to outstanding.

4) By the time a player hits 21 they need to have a minimum of outstanding primary and technique. If they have higher primary and technique in addition to fielding then even better.

5) If you do not have the desired academy levels please sell your player so dedicated England supporters can help the national teams more effectively.

[CoachKnapovic]

Since my appointment as Under 20 manager we have played two friendlies.

Sri Lanka posted 181 off their 20 overs on a flat in sunny weather which was definitely chaseable. Unfortunately we fell three runs short of achieving our goal of victory. Travis Curtis the pick of the bowlers with 2-24 off his 4 overs. Boardman (26), Turich (39), Spadge (25) and Robbins (23) all got starts but couldn't really provide us with the kind of innings that wins games.

Again Pakistan it was a different story. We batted first this time instead of bowling and we posted a total of 146-2 off our 20 overs on a sticky in overcast conditions. Hallebone's unbeaten 59 with good contributions from Boardman (27) Fronckensteen (30) and Perrins (28*) helped us to a good total given the conditions. We then proceeded to bowl Pakistan all out for 105 with Pickett taking 3-14 and Ironmonger 3-20 from their allotted overs.

Overall an encouraging start as we begin our preparation stage for the T20 tour on the 16th February.

[CoachKnapovic]

Now onto the best prospects England have in each age category so supporters can see what the future may look like.

We start off first with the 16 year olds who have reasonable as their primary skill and technique.

Batsmen

Warwick Devoy
Brett Goggins
Mason Hammerfell
Rowan Jenkins
Ralph Martel
Aaron McLarty
Henry Moses
Carey Rahmann
Leon Stubbs

Wicketkeepers

Samuel Brede
Archie Cullinan
Stan Gwynne
Spencer

Bowlers

Sajid Darwen
Terence McIntyre
Bernard Ogilvie
Laurie Stuart
Kelly Whalley