2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy

2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy ICC East Asia-Pacific 50-over New Zealand FIJ 1 4 FIJ Tadulala Veitacini FIJ Delaimatuku Maraiwai (127) 24 28 February 2015 FIJ Tadulala Veitacini (13) 2013 The 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Blenheim, New Zealand, from 24–28 February 2015. The tournament was the sixth edition of the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy, and the first to be held in New Zealand. All matches will be held at Horton Park. The winner of the tournament, Fiji, qualified directly for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup, to be played in Bangladesh. It was Fiji's first tournament win, and they consequently became only the second ICC East Asia-Pacific side to qualify for the World Cup, with Papua New Guinea having won all previous editions. Papua New Guinea defeated Vanuatu in a playoff to gain entry to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, with the chance to gain the final spot at the World Cup. Two other East Asia-Pacific under-19 sides, Australia and New Zealand, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup. Teams and qualification Teams were unchanged from the 2013 tournament, played on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2013 Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2015. Team Mode of qualification PNG Champion of 2013 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy VAN Runner-up in 2013 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy FIJ 3rd place in 2013 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy SAM 4th place in 2013 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy Preparation Fiji, along with Papua New Guinea the only side to have appeared at every EAP Under-19 Trophy, trained at Buckhurst Park, Suva, with Australian Shane Jurgensen serving as the team's coach for the tournament." National U19's squad begins training" https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002605/http://www.cricketfiji.com.fj/index.php/news/368-national-u19-s-squad-begins-training 2016-03-05 – Cricket Fiji. Retrieved 11 February 2015. The PNG under-19s, nicknamed the Garamuts after a type of slit drum, are to be coached by John Ovia, with assistance from New Zealander Dipak Patel, the coach of the country's senior side.Gyana Loku (22 January 2015). "Digicel PNG Under 19 Garamuts Squad Announced for World Cup Qualifying Tournament" – Cricket PNG. Retrieved 11 February 2015. PNG will be captained by Lou Toua, the brother of Olympic weightlifter Dika Toua.Troy Taule (23 January 2015). "Lou Toua continues the family tradition" https://web.archive.org/web/20150211053529/http://www.pngloop.com/2015/01/23/lou-toua-continues-family-tradition/ 2015-02-11 – PNG Loop. Retrieved 11 February 2015. Samoa is to be coached by Uala Kaisara, a former Samoan national team player, while Vanuatu will be coached by Shane Deitz.Patrick Dawkins (11 February 2015). "Patel to prep PNG for battle" https://web.archive.org/web/20150226042115/http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/sport/66033109/Patel-to-prep-PNG-for-battle 2015-02-26 – Marlborough Express. Retrieved 11 February 2015. Fixtures The tournament incorporated a single round-robin, with each team playing the other once.(5 February 2015). "Squads Announced for Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific U19 Trophy" https://web.archive.org/web/20150211060546/http://icceap.com/u19/2015/newsdetails.php?newsId=23916_1423123080 2015-02-11 – ICC East Asia-Pacific. Retrieved 11 February 2015. Fixtures overlapped with the group stages of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, being hosted in Australia and New Zealand at the same time (Blenheim is not hosting any World Cup matches).Fixtures, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2015. After the conclusion of the three-round round-robin, the second and third-place teams (Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu) played off for the right to progress to the 2015 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea won the playoff by 69 runs. On the same day, the first and fourth-place teams (Fiji and Samoa) played a friendly match, which Fiji won by 154 runs. Neither of those matches is included in the table above.Rounds https://web.archive.org/web/20180527120725/https://www.crichq.com/#competitions/1158/draws/13850/rounds 2018-05-27 , ICC EAP Under 19 Trophy 2015 – CricHQ. Retrieved 28 February 2015. Points table Team Pld Matches played W Won – 2 points L Lost – 0 points T Tied – 1 point NR No result – 1 point Pts PointsFIJ 3 3 0 0 0 6PNG 3 2 1 0 0 4VAN 3 1 2 0 0 2SAM 3 0 3 0 0 0 Source: CricHQ Statistics Most runs The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Delaimatuku Maraiwai FIJ 127 4 42.33 100 1 0 Vagi Guba PNG 108 4 36.00 79* 0 1 Peni Vuniwaqa FIJ 94 2 47.00 73 0 1 Maxim Stephen VAN 89 4 22.25 51 0 1 Clement Tommy VAN 84 4 21.00 40 0 0 Source: CricHQ Most wickets The top five wicket takers, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average, are listed in this table. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI Tadulala Veitacini FIJ 26.2 13 6.38 12.15 3.15 5/18 William Aiga PNG 29.0 9 9.44 19.33 2.93 4/30 Sosiceni Weleilakeba FIJ 18.0 8 7.50 13.50 3.33 4/17 Jack Dairi PNG 28.2 8 9.88 21.25 2.79 4/12 Lohia Guba PNG 21.5 8 7.63 15.63 2.93 4/11 Source: CricHQ References 30em Category:Under-19 regional cricket tournaments Category:Sport in Blenheim, New Zealand Category:International cricket competitions in 2014–15 Category:2015 in New Zealand cricket Category:International cricket competitions in New Zealand