Ireland under-19 cricket team
The Ireland national under-19 cricket team represents All-Ireland in under-19 international cricket.
Ireland has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on eight occasions, most recently in 2018 [Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2018]. This is the most of any European country outside England [under-19 cricket team|England]. Ireland's best result came at the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand, where they finished tenth.
History
Ireland won the 2009 [ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier] which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over the U-19 teams of Hong Kong, Canada, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu, the Netherlands and Afghanistan.The team lost only one match to the United States. Ireland's performance in this tournament gained them qualification for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Among other ICC full members, Ireland has beaten only Afghanistan and Zimbabwe at the Under-19 World Cup. At the time of their victories over Zimbabwe, Ireland was an associate member.
Ireland was added to the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup on 6 January 2016, after Australian under-19s withdrew due to security concerns. They announced their squad two days later.
Records
Team records
;Highest totals- 329/9, v., at Chattogram, 23 February 2004
- 304/9, v., at Colombo, 14 February 2006
- 291/9, v., at Chattogram, 29 February 2004
- 288/6, v., at Lincoln, 27 January 2018
- 278/8, v., at Lincoln, 23 January 2018
- 65, v., at Queenstown, 17 January 2010
- 71, v., at Crab Hill, 30 December 2021
- 78, v., at Kurunegala, 23 January 2000
- 97, v., at Colombo, 5 February 2006
- 97, v., at Whangārei, 16 January 2018
Individual records
;Most career runs- 606 – Eoin Morgan
- 318 – Gary Wilson
- 296 – Paul Stirling
- 249 – Harry Tector
- 241 – Kevin O'Brien
- 124 – Eoin Morgan, v. at Colombo, 14 February 2006
- 117 – Eoin Morgan, v., at Chattogram, 23 February 2004
- 114 – Paul Stirling, v., at Queenstown, 19 January 2010
- 111* – Josh Cox, v., at Georgetown, 15 January 2022
- 101 – Harry Tector, v., at Lincoln, 27 January 2018
- 27 – Greg Thompson
- 20 – Matthew Humphreys
- 18 – Dwayne McGerrigle
- 16 – Gary Kidd
- 15 – George Dockrell, James Hall
- 6/50 – Niall McDarby, v., at Colombo, 8 February 2006
- 5/16 – Keith Spelman, v., at Johannesburg, 19 January 1998
- 5/20 – Muzamil Sherzad, v., at Port-of-Spain, 29 January 2022
- 5/21 – Reuben Wilson, v., at Cave Hill, 2 January 2022
- 5/26 – Dwayne McGerrigle, v., at Boksburg, 12 January 1998