The 2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in South Africa from 21–26 August 2005, during the 2005 international season. All matches were held at the Willowmoore Park complex in Benoni, Gauteng.
| Administrator(s) | ICC Africa and ICC East Asia-Pacific |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, then finals series |
| Host(s) | South Africa |
| Champions |  Namibia (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Most runs |  Benson Mwita (223) |
| Most wickets |  Rohit Vekaria (11) |
Namibia won the tournament by defeating Uganda in the final, with both teams qualifying for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. Tanzanian batsman Benson Mwita led the competition in runs scored, while Kenya's Rohit Vekaria took the most wickets. Ugandan all-rounder Ronald Ssemanda was Player of the Final.
The tournament was jointly organised by the African Cricket Association (ACA) and ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP), with eight teams (six African and two EAP) participating, divided into two pools for the group stages. Another joint tournament had been held in 2003, for the 2004 World Cup, but separate qualifying tournaments have been held since – the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships and the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy.
Teams and qualification edit
Teams were unchanged from the 2003 tournament in Namibia:
| Team | Region |
|---|---|
 Fiji
|
8th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
| Kenya
|
3rd place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
| Namibia
|
4th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
 Nigeria
|
6th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Champion of 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
| Tanzania
|
7th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
 Uganda
|
Runner-up in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
 Zambia
|
5th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship |
Preparation edit
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Group stage edit
Pool A edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.194 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.851 |
| Zambia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.020 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.155 |
Pool B edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.192 |
| Namibia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.016 |
| Tanzania |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.573 |
| Fiji |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.570 |
Finals edit
7th-place playoff edit
5th-place playoff edit
Two semi-finals were held for the 5th-place playoff, with Zambia defeating Fiji by four wickets and Tanzania defeating Nigeria by eight wickets.[1][2] The losing teams played each other in the 7th-place playoff.
3rd-place playoff edit
Final edit
Two semi-finals were held, with Uganda defeating Kenya by two wickets and Namibia defeating Papua New Guinea by 100 runs.[3][4] The losing teams played each other in the 3rd-place playoff.
26 August
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Namibia won the Championship. Namibia and Uganda qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup.
Statistics edit
Most runs edit
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Mwita | Tanzania |
223 | 5 | 55.75 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Botha | Namibia |
186 | 5 | 37.20 | 66 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis van der Westhuizen | Namibia |
184 | 5 | 36.80 | 113 | 1 | 0 |
| Hafeez Manji | Kenya |
179 | 5 | 44.75 | 97 | 0 | 2 |
| Abhik Patwa | Tanzania |
162 | 5 | 32.40 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets edit
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Vekaria | Kenya |
42.0 | 11 | 11.90 | 22.90 | 3.11 | 4/26 |
| Godfrey Kandela | Zambia |
43.2 | 10 | 9.40 | 26.00 | 2.16 | 4/23 |
| Henno Prinsloo | Namibia |
46.3 | 10 | 10.50 | 27.90 | 2.25 | 3/16 |
| Sarfraz Patel | Zambia |
46.3 | 10 | 10.50 | 27.90 | 2.25 | 4/12 |
| Davis Arinaitwe | Uganda |
35.1 | 10 | 11.30 | 21.10 | 3.21 | 3/29 |
Source: CricketArchive
References edit
- ^ Fiji Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Nigeria Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Kenya Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Namibia Under-19s v Papua New Guinea Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.