2005 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) South Africa
Champions Namibia (1st title)
Participants8
Matches20
Most runsTanzania Benson Mwita (223)
Most wicketsKenya 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

Preparation

Group stage

Pool A

     Qualified for the semi-finals.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Papua New Guinea330006+2.194
 Kenya321004+0.851
 Zambia312002+0.020
 Nigeria303000–3.155

Pool B

     Qualified for the semi-finals.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Uganda330006+1.192
 Namibia321004+1.016
 Tanzania312002+0.573
 Fiji303000–2.570

Finals

7th-place playoff

26 August
Scorecard
Nigeria 
46 (19.5 overs)
v
 Fiji
47/2 (10.4 overs)
A. Lekan 11 (43)
J. Waisale 4/16 (6.5 overs)
Josefa Rika 15* (14)
O. Ajao 1/13 (2 overs)
Fiji under-19s won by eight wickets
Willowmoore Park (C Field), Benoni
Umpires: Clive Elly (PNG) and Jeff Luck (Nam)
Player of the match: J. Waisale (Fiji)
  • 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
Zambia 
136 (44 overs)
v
 Tanzania
137/5 (47.3 overs)
Sarfraz Patel 40 (43)
Benson Mwita 3/22 (10 overs)
Shaheed Dhanani 50 (108)
Godfrey Kandela 2/25 (10 overs)
Tanzania under-19s won by five wickets
Willowmoore Park (A Field), Benoni
Umpires: R. Girish and Subhash Modi (Ken)
Player of the match: Shaheed Dhanani (Tan)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl.

3rd-place playoff

26 August
Scorecard
Kenya 
232 (50 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
228 (49 overs)
Hafeez Manji 97 (116)
Jack Ebani 4/27 (10 overs)
Emmanuel Karo 69 (102)
Nelson Odhiambo 3/43 (8 overs)
Kenya under-19s won by four runs
Willowmoore Park (B Field), Benoni
Umpires: Rafiq Valimahomed (Malawi) and D. Mohammed
  • 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
Uganda 
139 (47.3 overs)
v
 Namibia
140/7 (43.3 overs)
Ronald Ssemanda 29
Henno Prinsloo 3/16 (8.3 overs)
Stephanus Ackermann 38 (78)
Emmanuel Isaneez 2/25 (9 overs)
Namibia under-19s won by three wickets
Willowmoore Park (Main Oval), Benoni
Umpires: David Odhiambo (Ken) and Indonesia Shahul Hameed (Indon)
Player of the match: Ronald Ssemanda (Uga)
  • 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.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Benson Mwita Tanzania223555.7512411
Dawid Botha Namibia186537.206601
Louis van der Westhuizen Namibia184536.8011310
Hafeez Manji Kenya179544.759702
Abhik Patwa Tanzania162532.407302

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Rohit Vekaria Kenya42.01111.9022.903.114/26
Godfrey Kandela Zambia43.2109.4026.002.164/23
Henno Prinsloo Namibia46.31010.5027.902.253/16
Sarfraz Patel Zambia46.31010.5027.902.254/12
Davis Arinaitwe Uganda35.11011.3021.103.213/29

Source: CricketArchive

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Kenya Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Namibia Under-19s v Papua New Guinea Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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