| Dates | 19 – 25 August 2001 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, then final |
| Host(s) |  Fiji |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (1st title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Most runs | Frank Joseph (206) |
| Most wickets | Greg Baeau (13) |
| 2003 (with ACA) → | |
The 2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Fiji from 19–25 August 2001, during the 2001 international season. All matches were held in Nadi.
Papua New Guinea won the tournament by defeating Hong Kong in the final, thus qualifying for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Two PNG players, Frank Joseph and Greg Baeau, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively. The only century at the tournament was scored by a Fijian, Colin Rika.
The tournament, featuring only three teams, was organised by ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP), and was the inaugural edition of the EAP Under-19 Trophy. Previously, EAP teams had had to qualify via the Youth Asia Cup, an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournament. For the next two World Cups, in 2004 and 2006, the EAP organised joint qualification tournaments with the African Cricket Association, held in 2003 and 2005. Separate qualifying tournaments have been held since then.
Teams and qualification
Hong Kong, an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) member, participated in the tournament for the first and only time.
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Fiji
|
Host (automatically qualified) |
 Hong Kong
|
Automatically qualified |
| Papua New Guinea
|
Automatically qualified |
Round-robin
| Qualified for the final |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNG |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +4.823 |
| Hong Kong |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.772 |
| Fiji |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.264 |
Full fixtures: Cricket Archive
Final
| 25 August Scorecard |
| Hong Kong 119 (41 overs) |
v | Papua New Guinea 121/1 (12.2 overs) |
| Jignesh Tailor 26 (42) Greg Baeau 2/20 (8 overs) |
Mahuru Dai 76* (44) Jignesh Tailor 1/15 (1 over) |
| PNG under-19s won by 9 wickets. Nadi Muslim College, Nadi Umpires: Tony Cooper (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Papua New Guinea won the Championship. Papua New Guinea qualified for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup.
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Joseph | PNG |
206 | 5 | 51.50 | 77 | 0 | 2 |
| Mahuru Dai | PNG |
181 | 5 | 60.33 | 76* | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Rika | Fiji |
163 | 2 | 81.50 | 129 | 1 | 0 |
| Dyutish Chaudhuri | Hong Kong |
162 | 5 | 32.40 | 63 | 0 | 2 |
| Jignesh Tailor | Hong Kong |
140 | 4 | 46.66 | 63* | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Baeau | PNG |
31.5 | 13 | 7.61 | 14.69 | 3.10 | 5/37 |
| Gima Keimolo | PNG |
47.3 | 12 | 10.33 | 23.75 | 2.61 | 5/22 |
| Peter Arua | PNG |
42.5 | 9 | 15.77 | 28.55 | 3.31 | 4/30 |
| Kieran Kumaria | Hong Kong |
8.4 | 5 | 9.40 | 10.40 | 5.42 | 5/20 |
| Kohu Dai | PNG |
32.0 | 5 | 19.60 | 38.40 | 3.06 | 3/41 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
- East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2001/02 Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2015.