Canada' squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand

ASHISH BAGAI

Captain Right hand high order bat and wicket keeper. The most experienced player in the squad with previous trips to U15 Challenge Cup ( England 1996), WICB U19 Championship in 1998 and 1999 , Bermuda U18 , 1998 and 1999 . Captain of the Americas Youth Team in Sri Lanka World Youth Cup 2000. Captain of Canadian team at the Americas Championship in Bermuda 2001. Wicket keeper for Canada's Senior Team . Most recent appearance in the ICC Trophy 2001 in Toronto .

NATHAN RICHARDS

Vice Captain Right hand all rounder, middle order bat, medium pacer. Previous International experience includes 1999 Nortel WICB U19 Championship (Barbados) and the Americas U19 Championship in Bermuda 2001.

CHRISTOPHER ARGUNEN

Left arm leg spinner. Toured with Ontario Schools (Sir Garfield Sobers tournament , Barbados 2000) and with the Americas Championship U19 team , Bermuda 2001.

SOHAM ANJARIA

One of the youngest members of the squad , Soham is making his first International tour. Left arm leg spinner and right hand bat.

UMAR BHATTI

Left arm fast bowler , left hand bat. Umar toured previously with the Ontario Schools team , Sir Garfield Tournament ( Barbados 1999) at the young age of fifteen. First appearance for Canada.

TRAVIS GANGA

Right arm medium pacer, and left hand middle order bat. Previous tours include the Sir Garfield Sobers Tournament 2000 and the WICB U19 Championship.

AJAY MINHAS

Right arm leg spinner , right hand middle order bat. Previous tours include Barbados and Bermuda. Captained the Ontario Schools U19 at the Sir Garfield Sobers tournament in Barbados (2000).

ANEEL NAUTH

Right hand opening bat, right arm medium pacer. Tour Bermuda U18 1999, Sir Garfield Sobers Tournament 2000 and the Americas Championship ( Bermuda 2001).

DEVIN PERSAUD

Left hand opening bat , right arm medium pacer. Previous tours to Bermuda and Guyana 2000 and the Americas U19 Championship (Bermuda 2001)

GIBRAN RAHAMAN

Right hand opening bat. Previous experience 1999 U18 tour to Bermuda. Sir Garfield Sobers tournament 2000 (Barbados) and the Americas U19 Championship 2001 in Bermuda.

GLEN ROBERTS

Right hand opening bat and reserve wicket keeper. International tours WICB U19 Championship in Guyana 2000 and the Americas U19 Championship in Bermuda 2001.

JONATHAN ROBERTS

Right hand bat / Wicket keeper/ right arm medium pacer . Jon's first cap for Canada was last year at the Americas U19 Championship where he took 7/21 against Argentine to break the Canadian Youth record for best bowling performance.

JASON SANDHER

Right hand bat , right arm off spinner. Jason has previous tours to the WICB U19 Championship in Guyana and the Americas U19 Championship in Bermuda.

PAUL ZIESMANN

Right hand all rounder , middle order bat , off spinner. Toured Bermuda U18 in 1999 as the vice captain. Member of the 2001 U19 Americas Championship Team.

MANAGER - O. (RON) DIPCHAND

Ron is the Executive Director for Manitoba Cricket and has been active with junior projects in that province. He is also the National Coaching Coordinator and served as the youth team's coach for over ten years before taking on the manager's job for the Americas Championship. He is a former member of Canada's Senior National Team.

JEFF THOMAS

Jeff had a very successful year in 2001 coaching the Senior Canadian Squad to a third place finish in the ICC Trophy , thus qualifying for the 2003 World Cup. He followed that up by guiding the Youth team to the Americas Championship in Bermuda and a place in the 2002 YWC in New Zealand. Jeff is a native of Australia playing and coaching in Queensland. In the off season he has played and coached for the Toronto Cricket Club