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 8th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship 3rd place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship 4th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship 6th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship Champion of 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship 7th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship Runner-up in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship 5th place in 2003 ICC Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship

Preparation

Group stage

Pool A     Qualified for the semi-finals. Team 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.194 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.851 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.020 3 0 3 0 0 0 –3.155

Pool B     Qualified for the semi-finals. Team 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.192 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.016 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.573 3 0 3 0 0 0 –2.570

Finals

7th-place playoff

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.

3rd-place playoff

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.

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 223 5 55.75 124 1 1 Dawid Botha 186 5 37.20 66 0 1 Louis van der Westhuizen 184 5 36.80 113 1 0 Hafeez Manji 179 5 44.75 97 0 2 Abhik Patwa 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 42.0 11 11.90 22.90 3.11 4/26 Godfrey Kandela 43.2 10 9.40 26.00 2.16 4/23 Henno Prinsloo 46.3 10 10.50 27.90 2.25 3/16 Sarfraz Patel 46.3 10 10.50 27.90 2.25 4/12 Davis Arinaitwe 35.1 10 11.30 21.10 3.21 3/29 Source: CricketArchive

References