Association | Cricket PNG |
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ICC region | East Asia-Pacific |
First international | |
PNG vs. Bangladesh (Penang, Malaysia; 30 July 1994) |
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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.
Eight people have captained Papua New Guinea in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.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.