Papua New Guinea national under-19 cricket team

Papua New Guinea Under-19s

Association	Cricket PNG
ICC region	East Asia-Pacific
First international
PNG vs. Bangladesh  (Penang, Malaysia; 30 July 1994)
U19 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Best result	12th place (2008, 2010)
U19 World Cup Qualifier
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	3rd place (2009)
EAP U19 Trophy
Appearances	8 (first in 2001)
Best result	Champion (2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
As of 8 February 2016

The Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team represents the country of Papua New Guinea in Under-19 international cricket.

Papua New Guinea recently finished third in the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over the Under-19 teams of Hong Kong, Canada, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu, the United States and the Netherlands. The team lost only two matches to Ireland and Afghanistan. Papua New Guinea's performance in this tournament gained them qualification for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

List of captains

Eight people have captained Papua New Guinea in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.^[1] Chris Amini, who captained the Papua New Guinea senior team in its inaugural ODI series in November 2014, is the only player to captain Papua New Guinea in both under-19 and regular ODIs.^[2]

№	Name	First	Last	M	W	L	T	NR	Win%
1	Alu, ChristopherChristopher Alu	1998	1998	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
2	Dai, KohuKohu Dai	2002	2002	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
3	Elly, CliveClive Elly	2002	2002	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
4	Amini, ChrisChris Amini	2004	2004	6	0	6	0	0	0.00
5	Amini, ColinColin Amini	2008	2008	5	1	4	0	0	20.00
6	Kila, JasonJason Kila	2010	2010	6	1	5	0	0	16.67
7	Kent, ChristopherChristopher Kent	2012	2012	6	1	5	0	0	16.67
8	Bau, DogodoDogodo Bau	2014	2014	6	0	6	0	0	0.00
Overall				37	3	34	0	0	8.11

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals^[3]

• 239/5 (50 overs), v.  Afghanistan, at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 19 August 2012
• 235 (50 overs), v.  Zimbabwe, at WEP Harris Oval, Brisbane, 21 August 2012
• 222/6 (50 overs), v.  England, at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 23 January 2002
• 219 (44.2 overs), v.  West Indies, at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, 18 February 2004
• 211 (46.4 overs), v.  Kenya, at Colin Maiden Park, Auckland, 31 January 2002

Lowest totals^[4]

• 53 (17.5 overs), v.  Pakistan, at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, 20 January 2002
• 56 (28.2 overs), v.  India, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, 19 February 2014
• 59 (26 overs), v.  West Indies, at Manzil Park, Klerksdorp, 14 January 1998
• 60 (17.5 overs), v.  Pakistan, at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, 15 February 2004
• 75 (22.5 overs), v.  Bangladesh, at Colin Maiden Park, Auckland, 27 January 2002

Individual records

Most career runs^[5]

• 271 – Tony Ura (from 11 matches between 2008 and 2010, at an average of 27.10)
• 208 – Sese Bau (from 12 matches between 2010 and 2012, at an average of 18.90)
• 205 – Christopher Kent (from 6 matches in 2012, at an average of 41.00)

Highest individual scores^[6]

• 105* (117 balls) – Christopher Kent, v.  Afghanistan, at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 19 August 2012
• 92 (126 balls) – Frank Joseph, v.  England, at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 23 January 2002
• 84* (89 balls) – Assad Vala, v.  West Indies, at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, 18 February 2004

Most career wickets^[7]

• 23 – Raymond Haoda (from 12 matches between 2010 and 2012, at an average of 19.52)
• 13 – Alei Nao (from 8 matches between 2012 and 2014, at an average of 21.30)
• 13 – Kabua Morea (from 9 matches between 2012 and 2014, at an average of 24.76)

Best bowling performances^[8]

• 5/16 (7.4 overs) – Toua Dai, v.  Kenya, at St Stithians College, Johannesburg, 22 January 1998
• 5/32 (7.1 overs) – Chad Soper, v.  India, at Endeavour Park, Townsville, 16 August 2012
• 5/34 (8.3 overs) – Raymond Haoda, v.  Afghanistan, at Nelson Park, Napier, 24 January 2010

References

1. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
2. Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / List of captains – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
3. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
4. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
5. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
6. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
7. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
8. Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.