Sixteen members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) fielded teams at the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Some information about squad members (including playing styles, dates of births, and even full names) is unavailable, especially for ICC associate members.
Ten members of the Danish squad went on to play for the Danish senior team.[1] One of those, Amjad Khan, also played at senior level for England.[2] One Danish player, Freddie Klokker, was 14 years and 304 days at the start of the tournament, making him the youngest player whose age is definitely known.[3] Denmark were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[4]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Farooq (c) | January 11, 1998 | — | Left-arm orthodox | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| Amjad Khan | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Freddie Klokker (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Left | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — |
Four members of the Irish squad went on to play for the Irish senior team.[5] One of those, Ed Joyce, also played at senior level for England.[6] Ireland were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[7]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Clinton (c) | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Jonathan Bushe (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Left | — | ||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| Brian Dunlop (wk) | January 11, 1998 | — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| Ed Joyce | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| — | — | — |
Five members of the Pakistani squad went on to play for the Pakistani senior team,[8] including one, Hasan Raza, who had already played at senior level before appearing in the World Cup.[9] Another squad member, Imran Tahir, played at senior level for South Africa.[10]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazid Khan (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Abdul Razzaq | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Hasan Raza | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Inam-ul-Haq | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Humayun Farhat (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Imran Tahir | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Shoaib Malik | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm fast-medium |
Four members of the Sri Lankan squad went on to play for the Sri Lankan senior team.[11]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradeep Hewage (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Malinga Bandara | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Prasanna Jayawardene (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Thilina Kandamby | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | |||||
| Chamara Silva | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin |
Three members of the Australian squad went on to play for the Australian senior team.[12]
Coach: 
Allan Border
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Anderson (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||
| Sean Clingeleffer (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Left | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| James Hopes | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Michael Klinger | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| Marcus North | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Slow left-arm wrist-spin |
Eight members of the Papua New Guinean squad went on to play for the PNG senior team.[13] Papua New Guinea were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[14]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Alu (c) | January 11, 1998 | Left | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| Daniel Alu (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Left | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | Right-arm (unknown) | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin |
Six members of the West Indian squad went on to play for the West Indian senior team.[15]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Joseph (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| Navin Chan (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Chris Gayle | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Daren Ganga | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| Ryan Hinds | January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm medium | |||||
| — | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Marlon Samuels | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin |
Seven members of the Zimbabwean squad went on to represent the Zimbabwean senior team.[16] Zimbabwe were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[17]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Vermeulen (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Dion Ebrahim | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Neil Ferreira (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Left | — | ||||
| Greg Lamb | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| Alester Maregwede (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| David Mutendera | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Mluleki Nkala | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
Six members of the Indian squad went on to play for the Indian senior team.[18]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Pagnis (c) | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| Mohammad Kaif | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| Virender Sehwag | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Rajashekar Shanbal (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Laxmi Shukla | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Harbhajan Singh | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Reetinder Sodhi | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium |
Seven members of the Kenyan squad went on to play for the Kenyan senior team including one, Thomas Odoyo, who had already played at senior level before appearing in the World Cup.[19] Kenya were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[20]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Odoyo (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| Josephat Ababu | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| Abeed Janmohamed (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Jimmy Kamande | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| Collins Obuya | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| David Obuya (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Francis Otieno | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| — | — | — |
Seven members of the Scottish squad went on to play for the Scottish senior team.[21] Scotland were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[22]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Blain (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Greig Butchart | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Neil Caplan | January 11, 1998 | — | — | ||||
| Scott Dempsie (wk) | January 11, 1998 | — | — | ||||
| John Donnelly | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| Ayaz Gul | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| Gregor Maiden | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| Ross Mitchinson | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Alan Spiers | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Euan Stubbs (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Fraser Watts | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium |
Six members of the South African squad went on to play for the South African senior team.[23] Two other squad members, Grant Elliott and Michael Lumb, went on to play at senior level for other international teams (New Zealand and England, respectively).[24] [25] South Africa were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.[26]
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Street (c, wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Gulam Bodi | January 11, 1998 | Left | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | ||||
| 14 August 1978 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm fast | |||||
| Grant Elliott | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| Jon Kent | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| Michael Lumb | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Victor Mpitsang | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Robin Peterson | January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | ||||
| Jacques Rudolph | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| Morne van Wyk (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
Seven members of the Bangladeshi squad went on to play for the Bangladesh senior team.Source: ESPNcricinfo
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabbir Khan (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Al Sahariar | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| Ehsanul Haque | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Fahim Muntasir | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Golam Mortaza (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Hannan Sarkar | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Manjurul Islam | January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Mehrab Hossain | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Mushfiqur Rahman | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin |
Five members of the England squad went on to play for the England senior team.Source: ESPNcricinfo
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owais Shah (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Paul Franks | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Michael Gough | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm medium | |||||
| Rob Key | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Chris Schofield | January 11, 1998 | Left | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||
| Graeme Swann | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| Nicholas Wilton (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — |
Source: Namibia ESPNcricinfo
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Viljoen (c) | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| Bjorn Kotze | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Stephan Swanepoel (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | |||||
| Riaan Walters | January 11, 1998 | Right | — |
Nine members of the New Zealand squad went on to play for the New Zealand senior team.Source: ESPNcricinfo
| width=20% | Player | width=20% | Date of birth | width=10% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Englefield (c) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm leg-spin | |||||
| James Franklin | January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||
| 1979 (aged 18 or 19) | — | — | |||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| Peter Ingram | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm off-spin | ||||
| January 11, 1998 | Right | — | |||||
| Hamish Marshall | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| James Marshall | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Bruce Martin | January 11, 1998 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | ||||
| Peter McGlashan (wk) | January 11, 1998 | Right | — | ||||
| Kyle Mills | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Lou Vincent | January 11, 1998 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Regan West | January 11, 1998 | Left | Left-arm orthodox |