ICC U19 Cricket World Cup EAP Qualifier

Since its inception, the EAP U-19 Cricket Trophy has provided a chance for EAP teams to qualify for the U-19 World Cup. Prior to the initial 2001 competition, however, EAP teams qualified via the Youth Asia Cup.[1] In the 1997 event, Papua New Guinea qualified alongside then associate side Bangladesh to qualify for the 1998 U-19 World Cup.[2] No EAP sides qualified from the 1999 competition.

In the first EAP U-19 Trophy, only the two most long standing EAP members participated, Papua New Guinea and Fiji alongside ACC side Hong Kong. Papua New Guinea won the three team event and so qualified for their second U-19 World Cup in 2002.[3]

During the interim years when an EAP competition was not organised, a joint qualification event with the African Cricket Association took place.[4] Once again, only Fiji and Papua New Guinea participated from the EAP region and World Cup qualification was only achieved by Papua New Guinea for the 2004 U-19 World Cup.[5]

With an increase of teams from the EAP region able to participate, a standalone EAP Trophy once again took place in 2007 with Papua New Guinea and Fiji joined by Vanuatu and Japan. By 2009 there were five teams with the inclusion of Indonesia. In 2007 only one team qualified but in 2009 two teams went through to a further stage of qualification, the Under-19 World Cup Qualifier.

In the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification, Papua New Guinea and Japan were undefeated going into the final game against each other. However, Papua New Guinea forfeited the match after Cricket PNG suspended eleven members of the squad due to breaching the team's code of conduct. Japan thus qualified for its first ever Under-19 World Cup.[6][7]

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• Q – Qualified
• X – Qualified, but tournament cancelled
• * – Combined tournament with African members (not included in this table)
•     — Hosts

Team	2001	2003*	2005*	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	Total
Hong Kong	2nd	Moved to Asian region											1
Fiji	3rd	8th	7th	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	1st	3rd	5th	—	3rd	11
Indonesia	—	—	—	—	4th	3rd	—	—	—	—	X	5th	3
Japan	—	—	—	4th	5th	5th	—	—	—	1st	X	2nd	5
New Zealand	Qualified automatically											1st	1
Papua New Guinea	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	X	4th	11
Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	—	4th	4th	4th	4th	—	6th	5
Vanuatu	—	—	—	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	X	7th	8

This section includes performances by EAP teams and players at the 2003 and 2005 combined Africa/EAP tournaments.

Highest team scores

• 440/8 (50 overs) –  Fiji vs  Japan, 20 July 2007, at Independence Park, Port Vila.[8]
• 381/8 (50 overs) –  Vanuatu vs  Japan, 19 July 2007, at KaZaa Field, Port Vila.[9]
• 340/9 (50 overs) –  Papua New Guinea vs  Hong Kong, 23 August 2001, at Nadi Muslim College, Nadi.[10]
• 334 all out (49.2 overs) –  Papua New Guinea vs  Fiji, 19 August 2001, at Nadi Muslim College, Nadi.[11]
• 307/7 (50 overs) –  Papua New Guinea vs  Indonesia, 1 June 2009, at Colt Grounds, Port Moresby.[12]

Lowest team scores

• 23 all out (27.4 overs) –  Japan vs  Vanuatu, 7 February 2011, at Ron McMullin Oval, Maroochydore.[13]
• 32 all out (15.1 overs) –  Samoa vs  Fiji, 2 July 2013, at John Blanck Oval, Maroochydore.[14]
• 32 all out (21.2 overs) –  Indonesia vs  Papua New Guinea, 1 June 2009, at Colt Ground, Port Moresby.[15]
• 34 all out (29 overs) –  Japan vs  Vanuatu, 19 July 2007, at KaZaa Field, Port Vila.[16]
• 35 all out (24 overs) –  Japan vs  Fiji, 22 July 2007, at Club Hippique Adventure Park, Port Vila.[17]

Highest individual scores

• 257 (145 balls) – Josefa Rika, vs  Japan, 20 July 2007, at Independence Park, Port Vila.[18]
• 157 (89 balls) – Andrew Mansale, vs  Japan, 19 July 2007, at KaZaa Field, Port Vila.[19]
• 142* (125 balls) – Mahuru Dai, vs  Namibia, 8 October 2003, at Windhoek.[20]
• 129 (156 balls) – Colin Rika, vs  Hong Kong, 21 August 2001, at Nadi Muslim College, Nadi.[21]
• 104* (84 balls) – Norbert Kunia, vs  Nigeria, 23 August 2005, at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.[22]

Best bowling figures

• 6/3 (10 overs) – Jaxies Samuel, vs  Japan, 7 February 2011, at Ron McMullin Oval, Maroochydore.[23]
• 6/13 (10 overs) – Sekope Biauniceva, vs  Japan, 20 July 2007, at Independence Park, Port Vila.[24]
• 6/25 (10 overs) – S. B. Tavokiti, vs  Tanzania, 5 October 2003, at Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek.[25]
• 5/5 (6 overs) – Andrew Mansale, vs  Japan, 19 July 2007, at KaZaa Field, Port Vila.[26]
• 5/7 (8 overs) – Patrick Matuataava, vs  Fiji, 8 February 2011, at Kev Hackney Oval, Maroochydore.[27]

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