A number of players in the Associate squads at the Under-19 World Cup come from cricketing families, with some having fathers who also represented their respective country. In this article we take a look at those players.

Charles Amini (Papua New Guinea)
To say that Charles Amini comes from a cricketing family would be somewhat of an understatement. Grandfather Brian, father Charles senior and elder brother Chris have all captained the Papua New Guinea senior side, whilst mother Kune has captained the Papua New Guinea women's team.

Another brother, Colin, played in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia, whilst aunt Cheryl played twice for the PNG women. Several other Amini family members have played for PNG over the years and the main ground in Port Moresby is called Amini Park in recognition of the contributions the Amini family has made to cricket in the country over the years.

James Atkinson (Hong Kong)
James Atkinson, who made his first-class debut in 2009 for Durham University, has already played for the Hong Kong senior side on a number of occasions, including two ODIs in the 2008 Asia Cup, during which he became the first person born in the 1990s to play ODI cricket.

He follows his father Steve into the Hong Kong team. Steve made his debut for Hong Kong in 1991 and played for them at the 1994 ICC Trophy. He previously played for the Netherlands in the 1986 ICC Trophy, highlighted by an innings of 162 against Israel which remains the second best score in international one-day matches by a Dutch player. He played minor counties cricket for Durham for 27 years before emigrating to Hong Kong.

Regis Burton (USA)
This 18 year old from The Bronx certainly has the most impressive relation of the players on this list. His great-uncle is none other than West Indies legend Viv Richards. Little needs to be said about Richards' achievements, and if Burton has even a small percentage of the talent of the man who was one of Wisden's five cricketers of the 20th century, he will be a fine cricketer indeed.

Lee Nelson (Ireland)
Lee Nelson's father and uncle have both played for Ireland. Dad Alan won 44 caps between 1988 and 1994. He took 75 wickets at an average of 28.17 with his best innings bowling being his 5/27 against Scotland in 1989. Uncle Noel had a shorter Ireland career, winning five caps at the beginning of the 1990s.

Stuart Poynter (Ireland)
Stuart is the younger brother of Andrew Poynter, who has played nineteen times for Ireland since making his debut in 2008, including four ODIs. His top score so far is an unbeaten 76 against the Netherlands in an Intercontinental Cup match at Rotterdam in 2008. Their uncle Deryck Vincent played for Ireland 21 times between 1986 and 1991.

Stuart Thompson (Ireland)
Stuart's Dad Nigel played eighteen times for Ireland between 1988 and 1992, making his debut against Wales. He was a regular during his international career, but never really made an impact. He had a top score of 38, made against Scotland in his second match, whilst he never took more than two wickets in an innings.

Three other Associate players in the tournament have relatives with a first-class career, if not an international one. Ireland's Shane Getkate's grandfather Robert played one first-class match for Natal in December 1936 and Canada's Ruvindu Gunasekera's father Niron played five first-class matches for Tamil Union in Sri Lanka in 1988/89.

Hong Kong's Max Tucker has a father and uncle who both played for New South Wales. Dad Darren played just two List A games, but uncle Rodney played 103 first-class games for New South Wales and Tasmania along with 65 List A games. He recently became an international umpire, umpiring eight ODIs and four T20Is in 2009, including the final of the World Cup Qualifier.