# England women's under-19 cricket team

The England women's under-19 cricket team represents England and Wales in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The team played their first official matches at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, in which they reached the final, where they lost to India.

## History

Since 2000, English Under-19 cricket teams have been formed to play matches against other national age-group and development teams. These matches carried no formal ICC designation.
The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, England qualified automatically for the tournament.
England announced their 15-player squad for the tournament on 18 October 2022. Chris Guest, Head Coach of The Blaze, was chosen as Head Coach of the side for the tournament, assisted by Laura Marsh and Darren Franklin. Grace Scrivens was later named as captain of the side. The side went unbeaten throughout the tournament to reach the final, but lost to India in the final by 7 wickets. England captain Grace Scrivens was named Player of the Tournament.

## Recent call-ups

The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for England under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
| Name | Birth date | Role | Batting style | Bowling style | Team | Most Recent Call-up |
| Ellie Anderson | (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Central Sparks | 2023 World Cup |
| Hannah Baker | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Central Sparks | 2023 World Cup |
| Josie Groves | (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | The Blaze | 2023 World Cup |
| Liberty Heap | (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | North West Thunder | 2023 World Cup |
| Niamh Holland | (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Western Storm | 2023 World Cup |
| Ryana MacDonald-Gay | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | South East Stars | 2023 World Cup |
| Emma Marlow | (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Northern Diamonds | 2023 World Cup |
| Charis Pavely | (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20) | All-rounder | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Central Sparks | 2023 World Cup |
| Davina Perrin | (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18) | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Central Sparks | 2023 World Cup |
| Lizzie Scott | (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 21) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Northern Diamonds | 2023 World Cup |
| Grace Scrivens | (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21) | All-rounder | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Sunrisers | 2023 World Cup |
| Seren Smale | (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 20) | Wicket-keeper | Right-handed | – | North West Thunder | 2023 World Cup |
| Sophia Smale | (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Western Storm | 2023 World Cup |
| Alexa Stonehouse | (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 20) | Bowler | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | South East Stars | 2023 World Cup |
| Maddie Ward | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | Wicket-keeper | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Northern Diamonds | 2023 World Cup |

## Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within England
Key :
* Champions
* Runners-up
* Semi-finals

### Under-19 Women's World Cup

England U19 T20 World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 title | | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Records & Statistics

    As of 29 January 2023
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
| Women's under-19 Twenty20 Internationals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 |
    As of 29 January 2023

### Leading runs scorers

    As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Runs |
| 1 | Grace Scrivens | 293 |
| 2 | Niamh Holland | 138 |
| 3 | Seren Smale | 121 |

### Leading wickets takers

    As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Wickets |
| 1 | Hannah Baker | 10 |
| 2 | Grace Scrivens | 9 |
| 3 | Ellie Anderson | 8 |

### Highest individual innings

    As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Score | Opposition | Date |
| 1 | Grace Scrivens | 93 | Sri Lanka | 16 January 2023 |
| 2 | Liberty Heap | 64 | Rwanda | 19 January 2023 |
| 3 | Niamh Holland | 59 | Zimbabwe | 15 January 2023 |

### Best individual bowling figures

    As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Figures | Opposition | Date |
| 1 | Ellie Anderson | 5/12 | West Indies | 25 January 2023 |
| 2 | Grace Scrivens | 4/2 | Zimbabwe | 15 January 2023 |
| 3 | Hannah Baker | 3/9 | Ireland | 21 January 2023 |

### Highest team totals

    As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Date | Total | Against |
| 1 | 21 January 2023 | 207/2 | Ireland |
| 2 | 15 January 2023 | 199/4 | Zimbabwe |
| 1 | 19 January 2023 | 183/5 | Rwanda |

### Lowest team totals

    As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Date | Total | Against | Ref |
| 1 | 29 January 2023 | 68 all out | India | |
| 2 | 27 January 2023 | 99 all out | Australia | |