From The Pavilion

England U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 9,017 9,517
Batting - Middle Order 9,399 8,282
Batting - Tail 3,939 4,161
Bowling - Seam 9,377 (20) 8,618 (20)
Bowling - Spin 10,253 (30) 9,413 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 10,338 9,179
Overall 166,010 156,694

Result: Bangladesh U20 won by 72 runs

Thankfully, despite the loss we avoided relegation due to the West Indies winning.

Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 Bangladesh U20 5 5 0 0 20 +0.6711 1064 / 237.2 953 / 250.0
2 West Indies U20 5 4 1 0 16 +0.4937 1050 / 232.5 1004 / 250.0
3 Bermuda U20 5 2 3 0 8 -0.1704 912 / 242.3 914 / 232.3
4 England U20 5 2 3 0 8 -0.2790 1015 / 243.5 1086 / 244.3
5 Scotland U20 5 1 4 0 4 -0.2762 963 / 250.0 966 / 234.0
6 Pakistan U20 5 1 4 0 4 -0.4187 974 / 241.2 1055 / 236.5

Tour Dates 04 Jan 2021 - 08 Jan 2021
Hosting Rights Won By West Indies
Hosting Country West Indies
First Preferred Pitch Uneven
Second Preferred Pitch Dry
Third Preferred Pitch Hard

Squad has been selected and we just have to wait for the pitches to be fixed.

04 Jan 2021 15:00 U-20 Twenty20 1 New Zealand U20 v England U20 Uneven & Cloudy
05 Jan 2021 15:00 U-20 Twenty20 1 West Indies U20 v England U20 Hard
06 Jan 2021 15:00 U-20 Twenty20 1 England U20 v India U20 Dry
07 Jan 2021 15:00 U-20 Twenty20 1 Netherlands U20 v England U20 Hard
08 Jan 2021 15:00 U-20 Twenty20 1 England U20 v Australia U20 Dry Uneven

Home New Zealand U20
Away England U20
Ground Denton Oval
League U-20 Twenty20 1
Date 04 Jan 21 15:00
Pitch Uneven
Weather (forecast) Cloudy

match 5613703

Match details for the first tour game.

New Zealand U20 England U20
Batting - Top Order 9,638 9,720
Batting - Middle Order 8,106 8,018
Batting - Tail 4,811 4,400
Bowling - Seam 9,084 (16) 9,222 (20)
Bowling - Spin 11,383 (4) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 10,854 11,788
Overall 165,690 165,628

Result: New Zealand U20 won by 6 wickets

Missed three from four chances while our opponents took all three of theirs!

25% pass rate compared to 100%, especially with those fielding ratings that's hard to take!

Home West Indies U20
Away England U20
Ground West Indies U20 CG
League U-20 Twenty20 1
Date 05 Jan 21 15:00
Pitch Hard
Weather (forecast)Sunny

match 5613697 Tomorrows match link.

West Indies U20 England U20
Batting - Top Order 9,590 9,352
Batting - Middle Order 7,132 7,845
Batting - Tail 4,254 4,272
Bowling - Seam 9,540 (12) 9,388 (16)
Bowling - Spin 10,499 (8) 10,165 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 9,880 10,898
Overall 158,915 162,021

Result: England U20 won by 5 wickets

Much needed win today in spite of some awful fielding from us, second day of fielding issues despite our far better ratings.

Home England U20
Away India U20
Ground The CCCG
League U-20 Twenty20 1
Date 06 Jan 21 15:00
Pitch Dry
Weather (forecast) Sunny

match 5613695

England U20 India U20
Batting - Top Order 9,238 8,737
Batting - Middle Order 7,889 9,201
Batting - Tail 3,903 5,524
Bowling - Seam 9,489 (8) 9,114 (4)
Bowling - Spin 10,332 (12) 10,135 (16)
Fielding/Keeping 11,305 10,095
Overall 164,111 168,263

Result: India U20 won by 3 wickets

Lost with 2 balls to go.

Home Netherlands U20
Away England U20
Ground Ocracoke Inlet
League U-20 Twenty20 1
Date 07 Jan 21 15:00
Pitch Hard
Weather (forecast) Cloudy

match 5613694

Tomorrows match link.

1 Australia U20 5 5 0 0 20 +1.3145 733 / 99.4 604 / 100.0
2 Netherlands U20 5 3 2 0 12 +0.0268 698 / 99.3 693 / 99.1
3 New Zealand U20 5 3 2 0 12 -0.1667 654 / 98.5 675 / 99.3
4 India U20 5 2 3 0 8 -0.0922 695 / 98.2 716 / 100.0
5 West Indies U20 5 1 4 0 4 -0.3949 649 / 99.3 671 / 97.0
6 England U20 5 1 4 0 4 -0.6933 673 / 99.1 743 / 99.2

Well that wasn't great was it

Tour Dates 18 Jan 2021 - 22 Jan 2021
Hosting Rights Won By England
Hosting Country England
First Preferred Pitch Uneven
Second Preferred Pitch Dry
Third Preferred Pitch Slow


Pos Team Matches Wins Losses Ties Points NRR For Against
1 England U20 2 2 0 0 8 +0.6807 421 / 93.2 383 / 100.0
2 West Indies U20 2 2 0 0 8 +0.4776 478 / 98.0 440 / 100.0
3 New Zealand U20 2 2 0 0 8 +0.4000 531 / 100.0 491 / 100.0
4 Bangladesh U20 2 0 2 0 0 -0.1753 509 / 100.0 516 / 98.0
5 Bermuda U20 2 0 2 0 0 -0.6814 414 / 100.0 450 / 93.2
6 Australia U20 2 0 2 0 0 -0.7300 391 / 100.0 464 / 100.0

England U20 v Bermuda U20 Windy & Uneven
England U20 v Australia U20 Sunny & Dry
England U20 v New Zealand U20 Cloudy & Dry
England U20 v Bangladesh U20 Slow
England U20 v West Indies U20 Dry

Not really ideal pitches as we brought only three spinners!

England U20 Bermuda U20
Batting - Top Order 9,161 9,558
Batting - Middle Order 8,814 8,507
Batting - Tail 4,394 4,416
Bowling - Seam 9,211 (50) 9,256 (50)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 10,882 11,047
Overall 163,784 164,934

Result: England U20 won by 6 wickets

Great start to the tour.