England squad & fixtures for 2006 Under 19 World Cup

The 2006 Under 19 World Cup CWC is the sixth tournament of its type to take place.

Previous events have been held in Australia (1988), South Africa (1998), Sri Lanka (2000), New Zealand (2002) and Bangladesh (2004).

Previous winners of the event are Australia (1988 & 2002), England (1998), India (2000) and Pakistan (2004).

The 2006 tournament Cup runs from February 5–19 and is spread around five venues in Colombo.

England squad

• Moeen Ali (Warwickshire, capt)
• Varun Chopra (Essex)
• Nicholas James (Warwickshire)
• Andrew Miller (Lancashire)
• John Simpson (Lancashire)
• Greg Wood (Yorkshire)
• Robert Woodman (Somerset)
• Ben Wright (Glamorgan)
• Rory Hamilton-Brown (Surrey)
• Huw Waters (Glamorgan)
• Mark Nelson (Northamptonshire)
• Steven Mullaney (Lancashire)
• Graeme White (Northamptonshire)
• Mark Stoneman (Durham)

England U19 warm-up matches:

MCA President's XI v England U19, January 25 2006 (48 KB)
MCA President's XI v England U19, January 28 2006 (43 KB)
MCA President's XI v England U19, January 29 2006 (44 KB)
Eng U19 v India U19, Colombo (practice match) - Feb 2 2006 (44 KB)
Eng U19 v South Africa U19, Colombo (practice match) - Feb 3 2006 (44 KB)

Under 19 World Cup groups

Group A
Pakistan
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Uganda

Group B
West Indies
South Africa
Australia
USA

Group C
India
Sri Lanka
Scotland
Namibia

Group D
England
Zimbabwe
Ireland
Nepal

Under 19 World Cup fixtures

Key to venues:
SSC – Sinhalese Sports Club
PSS – P Saravanamuttu Stadium
NCC – Nondescripts Cricket Club
RPS – R Premadasa Stadium
CCC – Colombo Cricket Club

Sunday February 5
New Zealand v Bangladesh (PSS)
South Africa v Australia (SSC)
Scotland v Sri Lanka (RPS)
Zimbabwe v Ireland (NCC)

Monday February 6
Pakistan v Uganda (PSS)
West Indies v USA (NCC)
India v Namibia (RPS)
England v Nepal (SSC)

Tuesday February 7
New Zealand v Uganda (NCC)
South Africa v USA (PSS)
Sri Lanka v Namibia (RPS)
Zimbabwe v Nepal (CCC)

Wednesday February 8
Pakistan v Bangladesh (NCC)
West Indies v Australia (SSC)
India v Scotland (RPS)
England v Ireland (CCC)

Thursday February 9
Bangladesh v Uganda (SSC)
Australia v USA (PSS)
Scotland v Namibia (CCC)
Ireland v Nepal (NCC)

Friday February 10
Pakistan v New Zealand (SSC)
West Indies v South Africa (PSS)
India v Sri Lanka (RPS)
England v Zimbabwe (CCC)

The top two teams from each of the four groups qualified for the Super League quarter-finals. The bottom two teams from each of the four groups qualified to play in the Plate Championship quarter-finals.

Saturday February 11
QF 1 – Bangladesh v England (PSS)
QF 2 – India v West Indies (RPS)
QF 3 - Zimbabwe v Pakistan (NCC)
QF 4 – Australia v Sri Lanka (SSC)

Tuesday February 14
Plate QF 1 – New Zealand v Ireland at R.Premadasa Stadium
QF 2 – Namibia v USA, SSC
QF 3 – Nepal v Uganda, P.Saravanamuttu Stadium
QF 4 – South Africa v Scotland, NCC

The winners of the Super League quarter-finals qualified for the Super League semi-finals. The losers of the Super League quarter-finals contest the Super League lower-place play-offs.

The winners of the Plate Championship quarter-finals qualified for the Plate Championship semi-finals. The losers of the Plate Championship quarter-finals contest the Plate Championship lower-place play-offs.

Wednesday February 15
Super League SF 1 – England v India (RPS)
Super League lower-place play-off semi-final 1 – Bangladesh v West Indies (SSC)
Plate Championship semi-final 1 - New Zealand v USA (PSS)
Plate Championship play-off semi-final 1: Ireland v Namibia (NCC)

Thursday February 16
Plate Championship semi-final 2 - Nepal v South Africa (NCC)
Super League play-off semi-final 2 - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka (SSC)

Friday February 17
Super League semi-final 2: Pakistan v Australia (RPS)
Plate Championship play-off semi-final 2: Uganda v Scotland (PSS)

Saturday February 18
Plate Championship Final, New Zealand v Nepal (PSS) - Nepal won by 1 wkt
Super League lower-place play-off Final – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (SSC) - Bangladesh won by 98 runs
Plate Championship lower-place play-off Final – Ireland v Uganda (NCC) - Ireland won by 6 wkts

Sunday February 19
Super League Final, India v Pakistan (RPS)
Pakistan won by 38 runs and crowned as U19 World Champions