2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
| Dates | 24 – 28 February 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Host(s) |
 New Zealand
|
| Champions |
 Fiji (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Player of the series |
Tadulala Veitacini
|
| Most runs |
Delaimatuku Maraiwai (127) |
| Most wickets |
Tadulala Veitacini (13) |
The 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Blenheim, New Zealand, from 24–28 February 2015. The tournament was the sixth edition of the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy, and the first to be held in New Zealand. All matches will be held at Horton Park.
The winner of the tournament, Fiji, qualified directly for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup, to be played in Bangladesh. It was Fiji's first tournament win, and they consequently became only the second ICC East Asia-Pacific side to qualify for the World Cup, with Papua New Guinea having won all previous editions. Papua New Guinea defeated Vanuatu in a playoff to gain entry to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, with the chance to gain the final spot at the World Cup. Two other East Asia-Pacific under-19 sides, Australia and New Zealand, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup.
Teams were unchanged from the 2013 tournament, played on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Fiji, along with Papua New Guinea the only side to have appeared at every EAP Under-19 Trophy, trained at Buckhurst Park, Suva, with Australian Shane Jurgensen serving as the team's coach for the tournament. The PNG under-19s, nicknamed the Garamuts after a type of slit drum, are to be coached by John Ovia, with assistance from New Zealander Dipak Patel, the coach of the country's senior side. PNG will be captained by Lou Toua, the brother of Olympic weightlifter Dika Toua.Samoa is to be coached by Uala Kaisara, a former Samoan national team player, while Vanuatu will be coached by Shane Deitz.
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