Cape Town-born Tanguy Durrant, now 17 and living in London, has been selected to play for France in the U19 World Cup European Qualifiers.
, now 17 and living in Putney, South West London with his French mother and South African father, has been selected to play forIf France are successful, Durrant will represent the country at the Under-19 World Cup Finals to be jointly hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia in 2026.The final was contested between Australia and India and saw Australia emerge victorious by 79 runs at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.
He went on to say that having met AB de Villiers and followed his career closely, ‘he’s always played with the number 17’.The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council contested by national under-19 teams and was first contested in 1988, now contested every two years. The second edition was not staged again until 1998. Since then, the World Cup has been held as a biennial event, organised by the ICC.
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