The 2009 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier was an international cricket tournament played in Canada from 1 to 13 September 2009. All matches were held in Toronto. The tournament served as the final state of the qualification process for the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Ten teams participated in the event, with the top six teams progressing to the World Cup.
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| Administrator(s) | ICC |
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| Cricket format | 50 overs |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Canada |
| Champions |  Ireland (1st title) |
| Participants | 10 |
| Most runs | Paul Stirling (423) |
| Most wickets |  Zakiullah (21) |
Teams
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Squads
edit| Afghanistan[1]
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Canada[2]
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 Hong Kong[3]
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Ireland[4]
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 Netherlands[5]
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 Papua New Guinea[6]
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 Sierra Leone[7]
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 Uganda[8]
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 United States[9]
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 Vanuatu[10]
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Round-robin
editPoints table
edit[11] The top six teams of the tournament qualified for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.
| Team | P | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts |
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| Ireland
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9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.648 | 16 |
| Afghanistan
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.001 | 14 |
| Papua New Guinea
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.459 | 14 |
| Canada
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.388 | 14 |
| United States
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 12 |
| Hong Kong
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.251 | 6 |
| Uganda
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.508 | 6 |
| Netherlands
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.125 | 6 |
| Vanuatu
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9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -2.183 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone
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9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures
editAll the matches of the tournament were played in Toronto.
Sierra Leone were unable to participate in this tournament due to visa problems;[12] their matches were scratched and their opponents were awarded two points.[13]
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 |
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| Paul Stirling | Ireland |
423 | 8 | 52.87 | 164 | 2 | 1 |
| Ayoub Ahmadzai | Afghanistan |
369 | 8 | 52.71 | 105 | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Balbirnie | Ireland |
294 | 8 | 36.75 | 102 | 1 | 1 |
| Irfan Ahmed | Hong Kong |
293 | 8 | 41.85 | 90 | 0 | 3 |
| Usman Limbada | Canada |
288 | 8 | 36.00 | 126 | 1 | 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 |
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| Zakiullah | Afghanistan |
72.3 | 21 | 11.09 | 20.71 | 3.21 | 6/27 |
| Hiral Patel | Canada |
77.0 | 17 | 15.58 | 27.17 | 3.44 | 5/20 |
| Saqib Saleem | United States |
57.0 | 17 | 15.94 | 20.11 | 4.75 | 5/38 |
| Lucas Brouwers | Netherlands |
68.0 | 16 | 12.06 | 25.50 | 2.83 | 4/13 |
| John Reva | Papua New Guinea |
61.4 | 15 | 14.46 | 25.50 | 2.83 | 7/34 |
Source: CricketArchive
See also
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References
edit- ^ Afghanistan Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Canada Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Hong Kong Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Ireland Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Netherlands Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Papua New Guinea Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Sierra Leone Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Uganda Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ United States of America Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Vanuatu Under-19s squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ Points table of qualifiers. Retrieved on 1 October 2009.
- ^ Visa issues end Sierra Leone's World Cup dream by Cricinfo. Retrieved on 1 October 2009.
- ^ All matches and scores on Cricinfo. Retrieved on 1 October 2009.