{"id":691880,"date":"2026-07-14T22:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691880\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:02:14","slug":"joe-moores-named-in-england-u19-squad-for-second-youth-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691880\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Moores named in England U19 squad for second Youth Test"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joe Moores named in England U19 squad for second Youth Test<\/p>\n


\nLancashire Cricket\u2019s Joe Moores has been added to England Men U19s squad for the second Youth Test against South Africa Men U19s.<\/p>\n

He is one of two players to be called up to the squad for the second Youth Test, alongside Jack Auld of Essex.<\/p>\n

Moores has enjoyed a successful period in the first team at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, making his professional first-class and T20 debuts this season under Steven Croft.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old has already hit two half-centuries for the Red Rose in 2026, one in each format. Those include 57 in the County Championship against Derbyshire and 55 against Leicestershire Foxes in the Vitality Blast.<\/p>\n

This is the first England U19s recognition for Moores since he played in the U19s World Cup over the winter. He scored 170 runs for an England side that were beaten in the final by India.<\/p>\n

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Moores joins Lancs teammate Rocky Flintoff in the England U19s squad for the second Youth Test. Flintoff impressed with the bat, hitting 63 in the first innings, a game which South Africa won by 45 runs.<\/p>\n

The second Youth Test second Youth Test will be played at Hove, starting on Friday 17 July.<\/p>\n

England Men U19s Youth Test squad:\u00a0Ralphie Albert (Surrey – captain),\u00a0Jack Auld (Essex),\u00a0Will Bennison (Yorkshire),\u00a0Jacob Blades (Glamorgan),\u00a0Robbie Bowman (Durham),\u00a0Ben Dawkins (Kent),\u00a0Caleb Falconer (Middlesex),\u00a0Ali Farooq (Leicestershire),\u00a0Rocky Flintoff (Lancashire),\u00a0Alex French (Surrey),\u00a0Charlie Harmison (Durham),\u00a0Manny Lumsden (Hampshire),\u00a0James Minto (Durham),\u00a0Joe Moores (Lancashire),\u00a0Jack Nelson (Middlesex),\u00a0Bradley Sylvester (Yorkshire),\u00a0Charlie Taylor (Warwickshire)<\/p>\n

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