Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) will conduct Under-19 trials to select a working national squad ahead of the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. A total of 56 players will participate in the trials during the ZC Under-19 Week scheduled for 20-22 December in Harare.

The trialists were picked during provincial trials organised earlier by ZC across the country. A few schoolboys based in South Africa and the United Kingdom will also get a look-in.

The event is part of ZC’s national Under-19 team selection process for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 to be held in the West Indies. The trials will be overseen by a selection panel consisting of convener Moses Chitare, Gavin Ewing, Pollock Mubobo and coach Prosper Utseya.

“We are looking forward to having a look at this new crop of players coming up and we hope they will be able to express themselves during the course of the week,” Chitare said. Experienced development coaches have been roped in to take charge of the Under-19 Week teams, with Bernard Mlambo at Easterns, Reginald Mutare at Northerns, Alois Tichana at Southerns and Johnson Marumisa at Westerns.

The matches will be played at Harare Sports Club and Old Hararians Sports Club. ZC will implement stringent measures at the venues to greatly mitigate against the contraction and spread of COVID-19 among participants during the Under-19 Week.

ZC Under-19 Week 2020 Fixtures: