The 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in King City, Ontario, from 8 to 13 August 2005. It was the third edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the second in a row to be held in Canada.
| Dates | 8 – 13 August 2005 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Canada |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Most runs | Trevin Bastiampillai (128) |
| Most wickets | Abhimanyu Rajp (11) |
The tournament featured five teams, the same as at the preceding 2003 edition, and the same format was used, a simple round-robin. The United States finished the tournament undefeated to win its first title, and consequently qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The team had nearly been barred from playing, as part of proposed International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctions against the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) for maladministration, but the situation was resolved the month before the tournament.[1][2] Canada was the runner-up at the championship, with the Cayman Islands placing third, Bermuda fourth, and Argentina placing last, again finishing winless.[3] The tournament was affected by rain, with two matches being abandoned and another shortened. A feature of the championship was its low scoring, with only four innings above 200 being recorded from the ten matches played.[4] The tournament's leading runscorer, Canadian batsman Trevin Bastiampillai, was the only player to record more than 100 runs,[5] while the leading wicket-taker was American bowler Abhimanyu Rajp, who took two five-wicket hauls.[6]
Fixtures
edit| Qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | Ab | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.566 |
| Canada |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.084 |
 Cayman Islands |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.058 |
 Bermuda |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.853 |
 Argentina |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | –3.564 |
Statistics
editMost runs
editThe top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevin Bastiampillai | Canada |
128 | 3 | 128.00 | 110* | 1 | 0 |
| Kenneth Carto | Canada |
93 | 3 | 46.50 | 50* | 0 | 1 |
| Hemant Punoo | United States |
87 | 4 | 43.50 | 42* | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Timbawala | United States |
81 | 4 | 27.00 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| Waqas Junaid | Canada |
80 | 3 | 40.00 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Rajp | United States |
31.3 | 11 | 8.72 | 17.18 | 3.04 | 5/7 |
| Marc Chin | Cayman Islands |
19.2 | 7 | 13.14 | 16.57 | 4.75 | 5/32 |
| Stefan Kelly | Bermuda |
24.5 | 7 | 13.71 | 21.28 | 3.86 | 4/22 |
| Mohammad Rehman | United States |
36.0 | 7 | 15.00 | 30.85 | 2.91 | 4/19 |
| Hemant Punoo | United States |
33.3 | 6 | 12.33 | 33.50 | 2.20 | 4/12 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
edit- ^ (4 July 2005). "ICC gives blunt warning to USA" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Deb K. Das (4 July 2005). "MLC steps in with last-minute offer" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Americas Under-19 Championship 2005 table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Americas Under-19 Championship 2005 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Batting and fielding in Americas Under-19 Championship 2005 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Bowling in Americas Under-19 Championship 2005 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2015.