Trials for the U16 Cricket Association teams will be held from 16 November

Lahore:Trials for the U16 Cricket Association teams will be held from 16 November, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced today.

To provide ease of access and tap the talent of young teenagers in the far-flung areas, the trials will be conducted at multiple venues in each Cricket Association under the supervision of the national junior selection committee and coaches from the High Performance set-up.

Those players who are born on or after 1 September 2004 and before 1 September 2007 can register from 13-16 November by filling an online form available at https://forms.pcb.com.pk/index.php/u16-trials/ or sending the filled form available at https://www.pcb.com.pk/downloads/Registration-Form-for-U-16-Trials-updated.docx to the following email addresses

Balochistan – hassan.ahmed@pcb.com.pk
Central Punjab – mansoor.ali1@pcb.com.pk
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – zain.ulabideen@pcb.com.pk
Northern – syed.afrasayab@pcb.com.pk
Sindh – muhammad.ahsan1@pcb.com.pk
Southern Punjab – ali.hamza@pcb.com.pk

Players will be required to bring their filled forms with both copy and original Bforms to the trials.
The trials will be conducted under strict Covid-19 protocols to ensure the health and safety of all those involved. The players are advised to bring their own food items, water and energy drinks, to keep themselves hydrated.

The players are required to wear white cricket clothing.

The trials will be a two-phased process. In the first phase, the selectors will shortlist 40 players from each Cricket Association, following which they will travel to designated centres where the final 20 players will be selected after their trials are conducted in different match formats/scenario.

The designated centres where final trials will be held are Balochistan, Bugti Stadium; Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sports Complex Mardan; Northern, Pindi Cricket Stadium; Sindh, Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi; Southern Punjab, Multan Cricket Stadium.

Covid-19 protocols for the trials:

• No exchange of playing equipment allowed except for the bats

• Players to maintain six-feet distance at all times

• Players’ temperatures will be monitored at the entrance. Any player showing Covid-19 symptoms will not be allowed to enter the venue.

• No saliva will be used on the ball.

• No entry will be allowed at the venue without masks and all players will be required to wear them except when within the boundary ropes

Schedule for trials:

Balochistan Cricket Association:

16 Nov – Venue: Mir Jam Ghulam Qadir for players from Lasbella. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

17 Nov – Venue: Turbat Cricket Ground for players from Turbat, Gawadar and Panjgoor. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

19 Nov – Venue: Asad Shaheed Ground for players from Khuzdar. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

20 Nov – Venue: Shaheed Ghaffar Sayyad Stadium for players from Naseerabad and Jaffarabad. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

22 Nov – Venue: Loralai’s District Cricket Ground for players from Loralai. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

23 Nov – Venue: Bugti Stadium, Quetta, for players from Killa Abdullah, Naushki, Pishin, Quetta and Sibi. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

Second phase:

24-25 Nov – Venue: Bugti Stadium, Quetta. Selectors: Aslam Sheikh, Raj Hans, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

Central Punjab Cricket Association:

1 Dec – Venue: Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, for players from Bhakkar, Faisalabad, Jhang, Mianwali and Sargodha. Selectors: Mohammad Ashraf and Omar Rasheed

1 Dec – Venue: Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, for players from Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Narowal and Sialkot. Selectors: Intikhab Alam and Saleem Jaffar

2-3 Dec – Venue: LCCA Ground, Lahore, for players from Kasur, Lahore and Sheikhupura. Selectors: Intikhab Alam, Mohammad Ashraf and Saleem Jaffar

Second phase:

4-5 Dec – Venue: LCCA Ground, Lahore. Selectors: Intikhab Alam, Mohammad Ashraf and Saleem Jaffar

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association:

17 Nov – Venue: Abbottabad Cricket Stadium for players from Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Swabi, Swat and Upper Dir. Selectors: Taufiq Umar and Sajid Shah

17 Nov – Venue: Jamrud Sports Complex for players from Bannu, Bajour, DI Khan, Khyber, Kurram and Mahmood. Selectors: Ijaz Ahmed Jr and Rehmat Gul

19 Nov – Venue: Mardan Sports Complex for players from Charsadda, Lower Dir, Mardan, Nowshehra and Peshawar. Selectors: Ijaz Ahmed Jr, Rehmat Gul, Sajid Shah and Taufiq Umar

Second phase:

20-21 Nov – Venue: Mardan Sports Complex. Selectors: Arshad Khan, Rehmat Gul, Sajid Shah and Taufiq Umar

Northern Cricket Association:

30 Nov – Venue: Muzaffarabad Stadium for players from Bagh, Kotli, Muzaffarabad and Poonch. Selectors: Javed Hayat, Tahir Mehmood and Wasim Yousafi

2-3 Dec – Venue: Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, for players from Attock, Chakwal, Gilgit Baltistan, Islamabad, Jhelum, Mirpur and Rawalpindi. Selectors: Javed Hayat, Tahir Mehmood and Wasim Yousafi

Second phase:

4-5 Dec – Venue: Pindi Cricket Stadium. Selectors: Javed Hayat, Tahir Mehmood and Wasim Yousafi

Sindh Cricket Association:

1 Dec – Venue: Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, for players from Badin, Hyderabad, Jamshoroo, Mirpur Khas, Sanghar and Shaheed Benazirabad. Selectors: Asim Rizvi and Wajahatullah Wasti

1 Dec – Venue: Ghari Khuda Bux Stadium, Larkana, for players from Khairpur, Larkana, Shikarpur and Sukkur. Selectors: Faisal Ather and Sanaullah Baloch

3-4 Dec – Venue: Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi, for players from Karachi. Selectors: Asim Rizvi, Faisal Ather, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

Second phase:

5-6 Dec – Venue: Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi. Selectors: Asim Rizvi, Faisal Ather, Sanaullah Baloch and Wajahatullah Wasti

Southern Punjab Cricket Association:

7 Dec – Venue: Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur, for players from Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Pakpattan, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur. Selectors: Kamran Hussain, Saud Khan, Saleem Jaffar and Taufiq Umar

8 Dec – Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium for players from DG Khan, Khanewal, Lodharan, Multan, Okara, Sahiwal and Vehari. Selectors: Kamran Hussain, Saud Khan, Saleem Jaffar and Taufiq Umar

Second phase:

9-10 Dec – Venue: Multan Cricket Stadium. Selectors: Kamran Hussain, Saud Khan, Saleem Jaffar and Taufiq Umar