2003 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship

2003 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
Administrator(s)ICC Africa and
ICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, then finals series
Host(s)Namibia
Champions Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Participants8
Matches20
Most runsKenya Malhar Patel (250)
Most wicketsPapua New Guinea William Harry (12)
Uganda Patrick Ochan (12)
← 2001 (Africa, EAP)
2005 →

The 2003 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Namibia from 4–9 October 2003, during the 2003–04 international season. All matches were held in the capital Windhoek.

Papua New Guinea won the tournament by defeating Uganda in the final, with both teams qualifying for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. Kenyan batsman Malhar Patel led the competition in runs scored, while Papua New Guinea's William Harry and Uganda's Patrick Ochan took the most wickets.

The tournament was jointly organised by the African Cricket Association (ACA) and ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP), the first time such an arrangement had occurred. Eight teams (six African and two EAP) participated, divided into two pools for the group stages. Another joint tournament was held in 2005, for the 2006 World Cup, but separate qualifying tournaments have been held since then – the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships and the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy.

Teams and qualification

Both the African and the East Asia-Pacific regional governing bodies hosted qualifiers for the first time for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. The 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship featured five teams, two of which (East and Central Africa and West Africa) were put up by regional bodies disbanded in 2003 (the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference and the West Africa Cricket Council).[1] The 2001 EAP Under-19 Trophy featured three teams, one of which (Hong Kong) was a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), and consequently not generally a participant in EAP tournaments.[2]

Team Region
 Fiji 3rd place in 2001 East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
 Kenya 4th place in 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship
 Namibia Champion of 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship
 Nigeria 5th place in 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship (as part of West Africa)
 Papua New Guinea Champion of 2001 East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
 Tanzania Runner-up in 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship (as part of East and Central Africa)
 Uganda 3rd place in 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship
 Zambia Runner-up in 2001 Africa Under-19 Championship (as part of East and Central Africa)

Preparation

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 +21.487
 Uganda 3 2 1 0 0 4 –2.687
 Zambia 3 1 2 0 0 2 –23.917
 Nigeria 3 0 3 0 0 0 –7.538

Pool B

     Qualified for the semi-finals.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 0 6 +7.575
 Namibia 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.797
 Fiji 3 1 2 0 0 2 –4.174
 Tanzania 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.911

Finals

7th-place playoff

30 May
Scorecard
Fiji 
136 (38.1 overs)
v
 Tanzania
137/5 (39.1 overs)
Hamisi Abdallah 40
Jone Batiwibulu 3/28 (10 overs)
Tanzania under-19s won by five wickets.
Police Sports Club Ground, Windhoek

5th-place playoff

Two semi-finals were held for the 5th-place playoff, with Nigeria defeating Fiji by 61 runs and Zambia defeating Tanzania by five wickets.[3][4] The losing teams played each other in the 7th-place playoff.

9 October
Scorecard
Nigeria 
199/8
v
 Zambia
200/4
Zambia won by six wickets
Windhoek

3rd-place playoff

9 October
Scorecard
Namibia 
224/6
v
 Kenya
225/3
Kenya under-19s won by seven wickets
Windhoek

Final

Two semi-finals were held, with Uganda defeating Kenya by four wickets and Papua New Guinea defeating Namibia by four wickets.[5][6] The losing teams played each other in the 3rd-place playoff.

9 October
Scorecard
v
 Uganda
140 all out
PNG under-19s won by 53 runs.
Windhoek
  • Papua New Guinea won the Championship. Papua New Guinea and Uganda qualified for the 2004 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
Malhar Patel  Kenya 250 4 62.50 87 0 3
Emmanuel Isaneez  Uganda 197 4 65.66 56 0 1
Hafeez Manji  Kenya 195 3 195.00 127 1 0
Mahuru Dai  PNG 193 2 n/a 142* 1 1
Isaac Mwamba  Zambia 191 4 47.75 84 0 1

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Information for some games is unavailable, and some statistics are consequently incomplete for some players (marked *):

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
William Harry  PNG * 12 4.66 * * 5/11
Patrick Ochan  Uganda * 12 9.91 * * 3/19
Madaliso Mvula  Zambia 10.0 10 7.70 20.00 2.60 4/17
Rajesh Bhudia  Kenya 10.0 7 4.85 30.00 2.40 5/10
S. B. Takoviti  Fiji 20.0 7 9.14 17.14 3.20 6/25

Source: CricketArchive

References

  1. ^ Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ^ East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2001/02 Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ Fiji Under-19s v Nigeria Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2003/04 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ Tanzania Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2003/04 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ^ Kenya Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2003/04 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ Namibia Under-19s v Papua New Guinea Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2003/04 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.