Papua New Guinea national under-19 cricket team explained

Papua New Guinea Under-19s
Nickname:	Garamuts
Association:	Cricket PNG
Icc Region:	East Asia-Pacific
First Match:	PNG vs. (Penang, Malaysia; 30 July 1994)
Asofdate:	8 February 2016

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

PNG has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on eight occasions, the most for any associate team in the ICC East Asia-Pacific region. However, the team has only won three matches in World Cup history and has never made it past the first round.

History

Papua New Guinea 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.

At the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification EAP event, Papua New Guinea were undefeated going into the final game against Japan (also undefeated). However, they forfeited the match after Cricket PNG suspended eleven members of the squad due to breaching the team's code of conduct.^[1] The Papua New Guinea Cricket Board later suspended ten of the players for a year, for bringing the game into disrepute, following a shop-lifting incident.^{[2] [3]}

Under-19 World Cup record

Papua New Guinea's U19 World Cup record
Year	Result
1988	Did not enter
1998	First round	16th	16	6	0	6	0	0
2000	Did not qualify
2002	First round	16th	16	6	0	6	0	0
2004	First round	16th	16	6	0	6	0	0
2006	Did not qualify
2008	First round	12th	16	5	1	4	0	0
2010	First round	12th	16	6	1	5	0	0
2012	First round	14th	16	6	1	5	0	0
2014	First round	16th	16	6	0	6	0	0
2016	Did not qualify
2018	First round	16th	16	6	0	6	0	0
2020	Did not qualify
2022	First round	=15th	16	5	0	5	0	0
2024	Did not qualify
Total				52	3	49	0	0

List of captains

Ten people have captained Papua New Guinea in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches.^[4] 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.^[5]

№	Name	First	Last	M	W	L	T	NR	Win%
1		1998	1998	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
2		2002	2002	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
3		2002	2002	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
4		2004	2004	6	0	6	0	0	0.00
5		2008	2008	5	1	4	0	0	20.00
6		2010	2010	6	1	5	0	0	16.67
7		2012	2012	6	1	5	0	0	16.67
8		2014	2014	6	0	6	0	0	0.00
9		2018	2018	4	0	4	0	0	0.00
10		2018	2018	2	0	2	0	0	0.00
11		2022	2022	5	0	5	0	0	0.00

Records

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

Team records

Highest totals^[6]

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

Lowest totals^[7]

• 50 (22.4 overs), v., at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad, January 2022
• 53 (17.5 overs), v., at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, 20 January 2002
• 56 (28.2 overs), v., at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, 19 February 2014
• 59 (26 overs), v., at Manzil Park, Klerksdorp, 14 January 1998
• 59 (24.5 overs), v., at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, 19 January 2018

Individual records

Most career runs^[8]

• 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)
• 176 – Frank Joseph (from 6 matches in 2002, at an average of 29.33)
• 173 – Chris Amini (from 13 matches between 2008 and 2012, at an average of 13.30)

Highest individual scores^[9]

• 105* (117 balls) – Christopher Kent, v., at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 19 August 2012
• 92 (126 balls) – Frank Joseph, v., at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 23 January 2002
• 84* (89 balls) – Assad Vala, v., at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, 18 February 2004
• 81 (117 balls) – Simon Atai, v., at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 22 January 2018
• 76* (55 balls) – Tony Ura, v., at Johor Cricket Academy Oval, Johor, 25 February 2008

Most career wickets^[10]

• 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)
• 10 – James Tau (from 6 matches in 2018, at an average of 20.10)
• 9 – John Reva (from 7 matches between 2008 and 2010, at an average of 21.88)

Best bowling performances^[11]

• 5/16 (7.4 overs) – Toua Dai, v., at St Stithians College, Johannesburg, 22 January 1998
• 5/19 (9 overs) – John Kariko, v., at Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Diego Martin, 28 January 2022
• 5/32 (7.1 overs) – Chad Soper, v., at Endeavour Park, Townsville, 16 August 2012
• 5/34 (8.3 overs) – Raymond Haoda, v., at Nelson Park, Napier, 24 January 2010
• 5/45 (7 overs) – Christopher Kent, v., at Endeavour Park, Townsville, 11 August 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: Full Scorecard of Japan U19 vs PNG U19 9th Match 2019 - Score Report . ESPNcricinfo.com. 17 November 2021.
2. Web site: Papua New Guinea suspends 10 Under-19 players for a year . ESPNcricinfo.com. 17 November 2021.
3. Web site: Sport: PNG U19 cricketers facing ban after shoplifting in Japan . Rnz.co.nz. 14 June 2019.
4. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / List of captains
5. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=2;id=20;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / List of captains
6. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Highest totals
7. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals
8. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most runs
9. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / High scores
10. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Most wickets
11. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=21;id=3198;type=team Records / Papua New Guinea Under-19s / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings