2013 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One

The 2013 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One was a cricket tournament held in Uganda from 25–31 May 2013. Matches were played at grounds in Entebbe and Kampala, with Kampala's Lugogo Stadium hosting the final.

2013 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship
Administrator(s)African Cricket Association
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, then finals series
Host(s) Uganda
Champions Namibia (4th title)
Participants8
Matches played16
Player of the series Lawrence Sempijja
Most runs Xander Pitchers (228)
Most wickets Paramveer Singh (13)

Namibia won the tournament by defeating Kenya in the final, qualifying for the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Two African under-19 sides, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup. Ugandan all-rounder Lawrence Sempijja was Player of the Tournament, while Namibian Xander Pitchers and Kenyan Paramveer Singh led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively. Namibia's JJ Smit was named Player of the Final, having taken 4/17 (including a hat-trick).

The tournament was the fifth edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships, and the second to be held in Uganda (after the inaugural championship in 2001). Eight teams participated, divided into two pools for the group stages. The five best teams after the tournament's playoffs qualified directly for the 2015 Division One tournament, while the three lowest-placed teams were relegated to the 2014 Division Two tournament, with the winner of that tournament gaining promotion to Division One in 2015.

Teams and qualification

The top seven teams at the eight-team 2010 Division One tournament qualified directly for the 2013 Division One Tournament. The last-placed team, Tanzania, was relegated to the 2013 Division Two tournament, played in Benoni, South Africa, in March 2013.[1] The Division Two tournament was won by Ghana, but that side was unable to attend the Division One tournament, with runner-up Tanzania taking their place.[2]

     Teams at the 2013 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship (Division One)
     Teams automatically qualified for the 2014 World Cup (ICC full members)
Team Mode of qualification
 Namibia Champion of 2010 Division One
 Kenya Runner-up in 2010 Division One
 Botswana 3rd place in 2010 Division One
 Zambia 4th place in 2010 Division One
 Uganda 5th place in 2010 Division One
 Sierra Leone 6th place in 2010 Division One
 Nigeria 7th place in 2010 Division One
 Tanzania Runner-up in 2013 Division Two

Preparation

Group stage

Pool A
     Qualified for the final.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Namibia330006+3.009
 Uganda321004+2.105
 Zambia312002–2.519
 Tanzania303000–2.530

Pool B
     Qualified for the final.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Kenya330006+2.903
 Botswana321004+0.549
 Nigeria312002–1.401
 Sierra Leone303000–2.505

Finals

7th-place playoff
30 May
Scorecard
Tanzania 
131 (42.1 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
106 (42 overs)
S. J. Ally 33 (56)
Balowa Mansaray 3/8 (2 overs)
Abass Gbla 23 (38)
Zamoyoni Jabeneke 3/28 (9)
Tanzania under-19s won by 25 runs.
Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala
Umpires: Emmanuel Byiringiro (Rwa) and Andrew Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Balowa Mansaray (SL)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

5th-place playoff
30 May
Scorecard
Nigeria 
221/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zambia
93/8 (50 overs)
Bimbo Adu 57 (87)
Azhar Haveliwala 4/37 (10 overs)
Javid Patel 43* (42)
Joseph Adedeji 2/14 (10 overs)
Nigeria under-19s won by 128 runs.
Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe
Umpires: Munir Khan (Ken) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Bimbo Adu (Nga)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nigeria qualified directly for the 2015 Division One tournament. Zambia was relegated to 2014 Division Two.

3rd-place playoff
31 May
Scorecard
Uganda 
245/7 (50 overs)
v
 Botswana
125 (41.4 overs)
Lawrence Sempijja 79 (140)
Dhruv Maisuria 2/31 (10 overs)
Ameer Saiyed 34 (56)
Lawrence Sempijja 3/11 (6 overs)
Uganda under-19s won by 120 runs
Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala
Umpires: Munir Khan (Ken) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Lawrence Sempijja (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
31 May
Scorecard
Namibia 
173 (47.2 overs)
v
 Kenya
121 (40 overs)
Xander Pitchers 52 (86)
Paramveer Singh 3/28 (9.2 overs)
Hamza Malik 47 (90)
JJ Smit 4/17 (8 overs)
Namibia under-19s won by 52 runs.
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Ravi Angara (Bot) and Rockie D'Mello (Ken)
Player of the match: JJ Smit (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Namibia won the Championship, and qualified for the 2014 Under-19 World Cup.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Xander Pitchers Namibia228376.0016111
Hamza Malik Kenya165441.257501
Lawrence Sempijja Uganda153451.007902
Emmanuel Bundi Kenya137445.6663*01
Ameer Saiyed Botswana126431.504300

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Paramveer Singh Kenya30.2135.4614.002.345/16
JJ Smit Namibia29.5126.9114.912.784/17
Dhruv Maisuria Botswana37.41110.7220.543.135/32
Raj Savala Kenya31.298.5520.882.455/6
Aarnav Ram Botswana36.0913.6624.003.413/11

Source: CricketArchive

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References
  1. ICC Africa Under-19 Division Two Championship 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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