Lisburn all-rounder Matthew Humphreys starred for Ireland Under-19s with both bat and ball to lift Ireland to victory over Scotland, securing a finals place at the ICC Men’s Under-19s World Cup Europe Qualifier today.

Scotland’s face a nervous wait to find out if they have qualified for Saturday’s final of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup Europe Qualifier after suffering their first defeat of the tournament against Ireland at Desert Springs today (Thursday).

Scotland’s U19 men made a strong start to their ICC Men’s U19 World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Jersey by 8 wickets in their opening match at Desert Springs in Spain.

Final preparations have been completed and Ireland’s Under-19s men’s side is set to fly to Spain tomorrow to compete in the ICC Under-19s Men’s World Cup Qualifier Europe – with a place at the 2022 Under-19s World Cup in the West Indies on the line.

Cricket Scotland has announced a squad of 14 for the ICC Boys U19 World Cup Europe Qualifier which takes place later this month.

Cricket Ireland has today announced the Ireland Under-19s men’s squad for the ICC World Cup Europe Qualifier - the tournament takes place at the Desert Springs Resort in Spain from the 17– 26 September 2021.

Cricket Ireland has today named an exciting 14-player Under-19s squad that will travel to Worcestershire next week, prior to competing in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Netherlands in late July.

Harry Tector scored a century for Ireland Under 19's but it wasn't enough to save them from a comprehensive 125-run loss against England in their first World Cup warm-up game in Christchurch