2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship

July 2023 July 2023 2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship ICC Africa andICC East Asia-Pacific 50-over Round-robin, then finals series South Africa Namibia 1 8 20 Tanzania Benson Mwita (223) Kenya Rohit Vekaria (11) 2003 2007 (Africa, EAP) The 2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in South Africa from 21 to 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 FIJ 8th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship KEN 3rd place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship NAM 4th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship NGA 6th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship PNG Champion of 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship TAN 7th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship UGA Runner-up in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship ZAM 5th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship 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 ratePNG 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.194KEN 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.851ZAM 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.020NGA 3 0 3 0 0 0 –3.155 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 3 0 0 0 6 +1.192NAM 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.016 TAN 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.573FIJ 3 0 3 0 0 0 –2.570 Finals 7th-place playoff 26 August NGA 46 (19.5 overs) 47/2 (10.4 overs) FIJ 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park (C Field), Benoni Clive Elly (PNG) and Jeff Luck (Nam) 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.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.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. The losing teams played each other in the 7th-place playoff. 26 August ZAM 136 (44 overs) 137/5 (47.3 overs) TAN 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park (A Field), Benoni R. Girish and Subhash Modi (Ken) Shaheed Dhanani (Tan) Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl. 3rd-place playoff 26 August KEN 232 (50 overs) 228 (49 overs) PNG 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park (B Field), Benoni 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.Kenya Under-19s v Uganda Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015.Namibia Under-19s v Papua New Guinea Under-19s, Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2005 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2015. The losing teams played each other in the 3rd-place playoff. 26 August UGA 139 (47.3 overs) 140/7 (43.3 overs) NAM 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 Scorecard Willowmoore Park (Main Oval), Benoni David Odhiambo (Ken) and Indonesia Shahul Hameed (Indon) 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. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Benson Mwita Tanzania 223 5 55.75 124 1 1 Dawid Botha Namibia 186 5 37.20 66 0 1 Louis van der Westhuizen Namibia 184 5 36.80 113 1 0 Hafeez Manji Kenya 179 5 44.75 97 0 2 Abhik Patwa Tanzania 162 5 32.40 73 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 Rohit Vekaria Kenya 42.0 11 11.90 22.90 3.11 4/26 Godfrey Kandela Zambia 43.2 10 9.40 26.00 2.16 4/23 Henno Prinsloo Namibia 46.3 10 10.50 27.90 2.25 3/16 Sarfraz Patel Zambia 46.3 10 10.50 27.90 2.25 4/12 Davis Arinaitwe Uganda 35.1 10 11.30 21.10 3.21 3/29 Source: CricketArchive References Category:Under-19 regional cricket tournaments Category:Cricket in Gauteng Category:International cricket competitions in 2005 Category:2005 in South African cricket Category:International cricket competitions in South Africa