2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship

2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 5 9 January 2001 African Cricket Association 50-over Round-robin Uganda Namibia 1 5 10 Tanzania Utpal Patel (171) Kenya Alfred Luseno (9)Namibia Michael Durant (9)Nigeria O. Animashaun (9) 2003 (with EAP) The 2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in Uganda from January 5-9, 2001. All matches were played in the capital Kampala. The tournament was a round-robin, with five teams playing each other once. Namibia finished first, ahead of a combined East and Central Africa side, and consequently qualified for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Tanzanian batsman Utpal Patel, playing for East and Central Africa, led the tournament in runs scored. Three players, Kenya's Alfred Luseno, Namibia's Michael Durant, and Nigeria's O. Animashaun (playing for West Africa), led the tournament in wickets taken, with nine apiece. The tournament was the inaugural edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships, which provide a direct qualification route to the Under-19 World Cup for African Cricket Association members. Two other African teams, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and thus qualify automatically. Another edition of the tournament was not held until 2007. Instead, a joint tournament was organised with ICC East Asia-Pacific teams, held on two occasions (in 2003 and 2005). Teams and qualification Two combined regional teams, East and Central Africa and West Africa, participated in the championship for the first and only time, respectively organised by the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference and the West Africa Cricket Council.Africa Under-19 Championship 2000/01 Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2015. Players from Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia were eligible for East and Central Africa, while players from The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone were eligible for West Africa.(17 December 2000). "Africa: Five teams to contest inaugural under 19 titles next month" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015. thumb|right|hotpink Teams at the 2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championshipblack Teams automatically qualified for the 2002 World Cup (ICC full members) Team Mode of qualification East & Central Africa Qualified KEN Qualified NAM Qualified UGA Qualified flag_of_none.svg West Africa Qualified Preparation February 2015 Table     Qualified for the World Cup. 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 rateNAM 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.981 East and Central Africa 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.287UGA 4 2 2 0 0 4 +1.236KEN 4 1 3 0 0 2 +0.295flag_of_none.svg West Africa 4 1 3 0 0 2 –2.543 Source: CricketArchive Statistics Most runs The top five run scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Utpal Patel Tanzania East and Central Africa 171 4 42.75 66 0 1 Stephan Swanepoel Namibia 166 4 83.00 77* 0 2 Hugo Ludik Namibia 159 4 53.00 52 0 1 Laurence Sematimba Uganda 154 4 38.50 135 1 0 Rajesh Varsani Kenya 129 4 32.25 96 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. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Alfred Luseno Kenya 33.0 9 9.22 22.00 2.51 4/16 Michael Durant Namibia 36.0 9 12.88 24.00 3.22 4/23 O. Animashaun Nigeria West Africa 36.1 9 17.00 24.11 4.23 4/67 Chris Engola Uganda 21.0 8 8.50 15.75 3.23 4/18 Dharmin Parmar Tanzania East and Central Africa 38.2 8 10.37 28.75 2.16 4/18 Source: CricketArchive References 30em Category:Under-19 regional cricket tournaments Category:Sports competitions in Kampala Category:International cricket competitions in 2000–01 Category:2001 in Ugandan cricket Category:International cricket competitions in Uganda Category:21st century in Kampala