2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
| 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 played | 20 |
| Most runs |
 Benson Mwita (223) |
| Most wickets |
 Rohit Vekaria (11) |
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.
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
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 |
Group stage
Pool A
| 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
| 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
7th-place playoff
26 August Scorecard |
| Nigeria 46 (19.5 overs) |
v |
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| A. Lekan 11 (43) J. Waisale 4/16 (6.5 overs) |
Josefa Rika 15* (14) O. Ajao 1/13 (2 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
5th-place playoff
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.
26 August Scorecard |
| v |
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| Sarfraz Patel 40 (43) Benson Mwita 3/22 (10 overs) |
Shaheed Dhanani 50 (108) Godfrey Kandela 2/25 (10 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl.
3rd-place playoff
26 August Scorecard |
| v |
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| Hafeez Manji 97 (116) Jack Ebani 4/27 (10 overs) |
Emmanuel Karo 69 (102) Nelson Odhiambo 3/43 (8 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bowl.
Final
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 Scorecard |
| v |
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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
Most runs
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
The top five wickettakers 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
- ↑ 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.