Australia U19 tour of England, 2023

The 1st ODI on 26 August finished with No Result
England U19 - 8/151
Jack Carney 39 not out
Hamza Shaikh 30
Josh Vernon 3/29
Cody Reynolds 3/39

Australia U19 - 1/30

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The 2nd ODI on 28 August was won by Australia by 7 wkts
England U19 - 263
Hamza Shaikh 87
Jack Carney 40
Callum Vidler 3/26
Sam Konstas 3/52
Mahli Beardman 2/63

Australia U19 - 3/264
Sam Konstas 105 not out
Harjas Singh 90
Hugh Weibgen 38

The 3rd ODI on 31 August was won by Australia by 38 runs
Australia U19 - 7/242
Hugh Weibgen 76
Harjas Singh 45
Ryan Hicks 32
Theo Wylie 4/36

England U19 - 204
Hamza Shaikh 67
Raf MacMilllan 6/33

Raf MacMillan is an offspinner. I'm pleased to see Hugh Weibgen making runs. He debuted in the Brisbane 1st Grade competition for Valleys back in 2020/21 when he was only 16, an indication that they had a huge opinion of him. I expect he will be a future Shield cricketer for the Bulls.

Weibgen. Unusual name. Heritage?

Rangaland


Actually, it probably has German origins.

Cheers, W.

The 4th ODI on 2 September was won by Australia by 4 wkts

England U19 - 137
Noah Thain 38
Raf MacMilllan 3/26

Australia U19 - 6/139
Sam Konstas 35
Ryan Hicks 30 not out
Dominic Kelly 4/27

At the end of Day 1 of the 1st Test

England U19 - 174
Charlie Allison 44
Noah Thain 31
Callum Vidler 5/49
Harkirat Bajwa 3/20

Australia U19 - 3/160
Harry Dixon 100 not out (reaching his century with a six)

At the end of Day 2 of the 1st Test

Australia U19 1st inns - 348
Harry Dixon 167
Cameron Frendo 56
Eddie Jack 4/62

England U19 2nd inns - 4/169
Ben McKinney 72
Jaydn Denly 69 (Joe's nephew)
Hugh Weibgen 3/5

A next generation Denly already? The old one’s not even retired yet…

Not looking great for England, no idea if this is the pick of our emerging talent though, or if our better prospects are off playing eight-overs-a-side cricket in Cashistan…

Australia U19 won by 8 wkts

England U19 2nd inns - 363
Ben McKinney 72
Jaydn Denly 69
Dominic Kelly 74 not out
Hamza Shaikh 34
Hugh Weibgen 5/33
Callum Vidler 3/85

Australia U19 2nd inns - 2/191 (off 21.1 overs)
Sam Konstas 84 not out
Harry Dixon 83

At the end of Day 1 of the 2nd Test

Australia U19 - 6/359
Ryan Hicks 131
Harjas Singh 100
Harry Dixon 51
Cameron Frendo 32 not out
Noah Thain 2/46
Luke Griffiths 2/62

At the end of Day 2 of the 2nd Test

Australia U19 1st inns - 396
Ryan Hicks 131
Harjas Singh 100
Harry Dixon 51
Cameron Frendo 53 not out
Dominic Kelly 3/67
Noah Thain 2/47
Luke Griffiths 2/62
Charlie Barnard 2/68

England U19 1st inns - 5/182
Ben McKinney 38
Jaydn Denly 42
Cody Reynolds 3/54

England U19 take a first innings lead, thanks to two fat ladies coming twice in their lower order, not to mention 52 extras!!

Oz 4-152 in their second innings heading into the last day.

Harry Dixon 78 not out following 51 in the 1st innings, 167 & 83 in the 1st test & 54 in one of the ODIs. He also made good runs including a century in the series against England here last summer. Dixon scored the 2nd most runs in the 2022/23 Australian Under 19 championships. He has been ok without dominating in Victorian 2nd & 3rd grades but he is only 18 & might be just sorting his game out. He has also secured a BBL contract. His hero is David Warner. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harry-dixon-lands-bbl-deal-hopes-to-emulate-david-warner-1397986

WideWally wrote:Harry Dixon 78 not out following 51 in the 1st innings, 167 & 83 in the 1st test & 54 in one of the ODIs. He also made good runs including a century in the series against England here last summer. Dixon scored the 2nd most runs in the 2022/23 Australian Under 19 championships. He has been ok without dominating in Victorian 2nd & 3rd grades but he is only 18 & might be just sorting his game out. He has also secured a BBL contract. His hero is David Warner. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harry-dixon-lands-bbl-deal-hopes-to-emulate-david-warner-1397986

All that good work done undone.

Noticed in Dymocks a missive about Despicable Dave by Ken Piesse who usually can be relied on for better. Title 'The Bull'. FB comedians, do your worst....