Cricket Hong Kong, China are pleased to announce the 14 player squad to represent Hong Kong at the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Premier Cup 2023, which will be held in Malaysia between 12 October to 24 October 2023.

The tournament will be played in a 50-overs format with 16 teams divided into 4 groups. The top 4 teams after the group stage will proceed to the semi-finals and the top 3 from the knockout stage will qualify for the U19 Asia Cup 2023. Hong Kong, China have been drawn with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan in Group D.

“We have got a talented squad of youngsters covering all bases” said Cricket Hong Kong, China’s Pathways Coach Mark Farmer. “We are excited for this tournament as it is a great opportunity for our young players to step up and potentially make it into the Asia Cup later this year.”

Burji Shroff, Chairperson, Cricket Hong Kong, China said, “We have a talented group of youngsters who have a great opportunity to showcase their skills against strong international teams. Our U16s and U19s are the future and CHK is committed to providing them all support necessary to develop and break into the national side over the years. I wish the team the very best of luck for the tournament.”

Hong Kong, China U19 Squad:

1. Ahan Trivedi ©
2. Aarez Dar
3. Abdul Samad Khan
4. Aliyaan Mohammad
5. Ansh Doshi
6. Arya Panjwani
7. Aryan Chandirmani
8. Danny Mapp
9. Darsh Vora
10. Harry Hodgson
11. Jayden Botfield
12. Mudassar Khan
13. Paraspreet Singh
14. Shiv Mathur

Head Coach: Mark Farmer
Assistant Coach & Team Manager: Ilyas Gull
Physio: Anurag Ghildiyal

Fixtures:

14 October 2023 – YSD-UKM Oval – Hong Kong, China vs Indonesia
18 October 2023 – YSD-UKM Oval – Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia
20 October 2023 – YSD-UKM Oval – Hong Kong, China vs Japan
22 October 2023 – Semi Finals
24 October 2023 – Final/3rd place Playoff

All games will start at 9:30am local time and livestream will be available on Asian Cricket Council YouTube page.

Hong Kong Youth Pathway Teams are supported by the Caravel Foundation