2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship

Under-19 cricket tournament July 2023 2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship African Cricket Association 50-over Round-robin, then finals series South Africa Namibia 2 8 16 Namibia Sean Silver (311) Uganda Charles Waiswa (14) 2005 (with EAP) 2009 The 2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in South Africa from 25 to 30 August 2007. All matches were held at the Willowmoore Park complex in Benoni, Gauteng. Namibia won the tournament by defeating Kenya in the final, qualifying for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Two African under-19 sides, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup. Namibian batsman Sean Silver and Uganda bowler Charles Waiswa led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively. The tournament was the second edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships, after the inaugural championship in 2001. In 2003 and 2005, a joint World Cup qualification tournament was organised by ICC Africa and ICC East Asia-Pacific. The 2007 championships were the last at which there was only a single division – from the 2009 tournament onwards, there have been two divisions. Teams and qualification All six African teams at the 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship qualified for the tournament, with the places of the two ICC East Asia-Pacific teams (Fiji and Papua New Guinea) taken by Botswana and Ghana: thumb|right|hotpink Teams at the 2008 ICC Africa Under-19 Championshipblack Teams automatically qualified for the 2008 World Cup (ICC full members) Team Mode of qualification NAM Champion of 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship UGA Runner-up in 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship KEN 3rd place in 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship TAN 5th place in 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship ZAM 6th place in 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship NGA 8th place in 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship BOT Qualified GHA Qualified Preparation February 2015 Group stage Pool A     Qualified for the semi-finals. Team Pld Matches played W Won – 2 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 1 point NR No result – 1 point Pts Points NRR Net run rateKEN 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.042 NAM 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.422 ZAM 3 1 2 0 0 2 –0.583GHA 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.788 Source: CricketArchive Pool B     Qualified for the semi-finals. Team Pld Matches played W Won – 2 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 1 point NR No result – 1 point Pts Points NRR Net run rateUGA 3 2 1 0 0 6 +2.516BOT 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.358TAN 3 2 1 0 0 2 +1.223NGA 3 0 3 0 0 0 –4.533 Source: CricketArchive Finals 7th-place playoff 30 August NGA 168/8 (50 overs) 169/3 (21.4 overs) TAN Jerry Omoregbe 42 (127) Omari Mandari 3/29 (10 overs)Hemedi Ally 3/29 (10 overs) Seif Abdul 54* (45) Usman Bankole 2/30 (3 overs) Tanzania under-19s won by 7 wickets. Scorecard Willowmoore Park (C Field), Benoni Godfrey Hlengani and Tshepo Molefe Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat. 5th-place playoff Two "semi-finals" for the fifth-place playoff were held, in which Ghana defeated Tanzania by seven wickets and Zambia defeated Nigeria by 315 runs.Ghana Under-19s v Tanzania Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2015.Nigeria Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (5th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2015. The two losing teams played each other in the seventh-place playoff. 30 May GHA 205 (40.4 overs) 208/7 (46 overs) ZAM James Vifah 47 (39) Tapson Nyirongo 3/23 (6.4 overs) Sabir Haveliwala 50* (57) Peter Ananya 5/28 (10 overs) Zambia Under-19s won by three wickets Scorecard Willowmoore Park (A Field), Benoni Olawale Adekoya and Juan Bedford Zambia won the toss and elected to bowl. 3rd-place playoff 30 August BOT 212/8 (50 overs) 214/5 (41.1 overs) UGA Karabo Modise 71* (65) Charles Waiswa 4/30 (10 overs) Andrew Ochan 56 (70) Nadeem Tajbhay 1/23 (3 overs) Uganda under-19s won by 5 wickets Scorecard Willowmoore Park (B Field), Benoni Kutub Gulamabbas (Ken) and Jeff Luck (Nam) Botswana won the toss and elected to bat. Final Two semi-finals were held, in which Kenya defeated Botswana by four wickets and Namibia defeated Uganda by nine wickets.Botswana Under-19s v Kenya Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2015.Namibia Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2015. The two losing teams played each other in the third-place playoff. 30 August NAM 257/7 (50 overs) 218 (45.2 overs) KEN Sean Silver 73 (110) Prasanth Srinivas 3/55 (10 overs) Samarth Patel 92 (119) Elandre Oosthuizen 5/35 (8.2 overs) Namibia under-19s won by 39 runs. Scorecard Willowmoore Park (Main Oval), Benoni Jannie Bedford and Temba Msipha Namibia won the toss and elected to bat. Namibia won the Championship, and qualified for the 2008 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 Sean Silver Namibia 311 5 103.66 118* 2 1 Raymond van Schoor Namibia 226 5 56.50 101* 1 1 Kafuma Banda Zambia 197 5 39.40 109 1 0 Samarth Patel Kenya 189 5 37.80 92 0 1 Sarfuddin Bangaliwala Zambia 174 5 34.80 74 0 2 Source: CricketArchive Most wickets 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 Charles Waiswa Uganda 48.4 14 8.21 20.85 2.36 6/3 Sabir Haveliwala Zambia 48.5 12 11.50 24.41 2.82 3/14 Elandre Oosthuizen Namibia 26.2 11 11.18 15.45 4.34 5/35 Karthik Rajeswaran Botswana 40.1 10 12.70 24.10 3.16 5/16 Ashley van Rooi Namibia 43.3 10 19.70 26.10 4.52 4/43 Source: CricketArchive References Category:Under-19 regional cricket tournaments Category:Cricket in Gauteng Category:International cricket competitions in 2007 Category:2007 in South African cricket Category:International cricket competitions in South Africa