ICC U19 Cricket World Cup EAP Qualifier

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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup EAP Qualifier
Administrator ICC East Asia-Pacific
Format 50-over
First edition 2001
Current championFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (1st title)
Most successfulFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (6 titles)
Cricket current event.svg 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

ICC U19 Cricket World Cup EAP Qualifier (formerly EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy) is a regular cricket competition organised by ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP) for the under-19 teams of its representative nations. The tournament acts as a qualifier for the Under-19 World Cup.

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The tournament was first held in 2001, and has been held regularly since 2007. Prior to 2001, EAP teams could attempt to qualify for the World Cup via the Youth Asia Cup, an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) event. In 2003 and 2005, a joint event was organised with the African Cricket Association.

Papua New Guinea have won the most editions of the tournament, with 6 titles, and also won the 2003 joint Africa/EAP tournament. Fiji (2015) and Japan (2019) are the only other tournament winners, while Vanuatu finished runner-up in four consecutive editions of the tournament, from 2007 to 2013. Two other EAP teams, Australia and New Zealand, are ICC full members, and hence qualify automatically for the World Cup.

History

Since its inception, the EAP U-19 Cricket Trophy has provided a chance for EAP teams to qualify for the U-19 World Cup. Prior to the initial 2001 competition, however, EAP teams qualified via the Youth Asia Cup. [1] In the 1997 event, Papua New Guinea qualified alongside then associate side Bangladesh to qualify for the 1998 U-19 World Cup. [2] No EAP sides qualified from the 1999 competition.

In the first EAP U-19 Trophy, only the two most long standing EAP members participated, Papua New Guinea and Fiji alongside ACC side Hong Kong. Papua New Guinea won the three team event and so qualified for their second U-19 World Cup in 2002. [3]

During the interim years when an EAP competition was not organised, a joint qualification event with the African Cricket Association took place. [4] Once again, only Fiji and Papua New Guinea participated from the EAP region and World Cup qualification was only achieved by Papua New Guinea for the 2004 U-19 World Cup. [5]

With an increase of teams from the EAP region able to participate, a standalone EAP Trophy once again took place in 2007 with Papua New Guinea and Fiji joined by Vanuatu and Japan. By 2009 there were five teams with the inclusion of Indonesia. In 2007 only one team qualified but in 2009 two teams went through to a further stage of qualification, the Under-19 World Cup Qualifier.

In the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Papua New Guinea and Japan were undefeated going into the final game against each other. However, Papua New Guinea forfeited the match after Cricket PNG suspended eleven members of the squad due to breaching the team's code of conduct. Japan thus qualified for its first ever Under-19 World Cup. [6] [7]

Tournament results

YearHost(s)Venue(s)Final
WinnerResultRunner-up
2001 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Nadi Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
121/1 (12.2 overs)		PNG won by 9 wickets
scorecard 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
119 all out (41 overs)
2003
(with ACA)		Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Windhoek Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
9/193 (50 overs)		PNG won by 53 runs
scorecard 		Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
140 all out
2005
(with ACA)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Benoni Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
140/7 (43.3 overs)		Namibia won by 3 wickets
scorecard 		Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
139 (47.3 overs)
2007 Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Port Vila Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
207 all out (48.2 overs)		PNG won by 104 runs
scorecard 		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
103 all out (38.4 overs)
2009 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg PNG Port Moresby Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
276/8 (50 overs)		PNG won by 173 runs
scorecard 		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
103 all out (34.2 overs)
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maroochydore Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
8 points		PNG won on points
table 		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
6 points
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maroochydore Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
92 (36.4 overs)		PNG won by 45 runs
scorecard 		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
47 (27.4 overs)
2015 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Blenheim Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
6 points		Fiji won on points
table 		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
4 points
2017 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Apia Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
11 points		PNG won on points
table 		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
5 points
2019 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
8 points		Japan won on points
table 		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  PNG
6 points
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Darwin

Participating teams

Legend
Team Flag of Fiji.svg
2001 		Flag of Namibia.svg
2003*		 Flag of South Africa.svg
2005*		 Flag of Vanuatu.svg
2007 		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
2009 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2011 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2013 		Flag of New Zealand.svg
2015 		Flag of Samoa.svg
2017 		Flag of Japan.svg
2019 		Flag of Japan.svg
2021 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2023 		Total
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2ndMoved to Asian region1
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3rd8th7th3rd3rd4th3rd1st3rd5th—Q11
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia ————4th3rd————XQ3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan ———4th5th5th———1stXQ5
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Qualified automaticallyQ1
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1st1st4th1st1st1st1st2nd1st2ndXQ11
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa ——————4th4th4th4th—Q5
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu ———2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd3rdXQ8

Records

This section includes performances by EAP teams and players at the 2003 and 2005 combined Africa/EAP tournaments.

Highest team scores
Lowest team scores
Highest individual scores
Best bowling figures

See also

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