Under 19 World Cup Qualifiers

[andrew_nixon]

The Under 19 World Cup Qualifiers have been taking place for the Americas and Asia.

The Americas qualifying tournament has finished and Canada have qualified.

The Asia tournament finsishes soon and the European tournament starts shortly.

The next U19 World Cup takes place in Bangladesh in 2004.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Nepal qualified from the Asia region.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Ireland and Scotland qualified from the European qualifying tournament.

 

[imported_Rollo]

Which teams were in the tournaments?

 

[andrew_nixon]

Americas Tournament

Canada
Cayman Islands
Bermuda
USA
Argentina

Asian Tournament

Nepal
Qatar
UAE
Singapore
Maldives
Malaysia
Kuwait
Oman
Hong Kong
Thailand

European Tournament

Ireland
Denmark
Netherlands
Scotland
Germany
Italy
Gibraltar
France

There is an African and a Pacific tournament to come. The test teams qualify automatically.

 

[andrew_nixon]

The Africa/East Asia/Pacific region qualifiers have been underway and have reached the semi final stage.

The semi finals will be played tomorrow.

Fixtures

Kenya .v. Uganda
Papau New Guniea .v. Namibia

 

[andrew_nixon]

Results

Namibia: 239/5 (Ackerman 74)
Papua New Guinea: 242/6 (Dai 142 not out)

Papau New Guinea win by 4 wickets.

Kenya:132 all out (Ochan 4/30)
Uganda: 136/6

Uganda win by 4 wickets.

This means that Papau New Guinea and Uganda have both qualified for the next U19 World Cup.

 

[Nirav85]

but who was the last champion?(of the u19 cwc)

 

[andrew_nixon]

1988: Australia
1998: England
2000: India
2002: Australia

 

[Neo!]

I put my $$ on Uganda

 

[andrew_nixon]

I suggest you put your $$ back in your pocket Neo.

3rd/4th Place Play Off

Namibia: 224/6 (Grobler 64, Glen-Spyron 62)
Kenya: 225/3 (K. Patel 86, M.Patel 58)

Kenya win by 7 wickets

Final

Papua New Guinea: 193/9 (Amini 52)
Uganda: 140 all out (Issanez 56)

Papua New Guinea win by 53 runs.

 

[Neo!]

Ouch.... it was a wild guess maybe better luck next time