The 2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a

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tournament held in

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from 19–25 August 2001, during the 2001 international season. All matches were held in

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won the tournament by defeating

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in the final, thus qualifying for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in

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. Two PNG players, Frank Joseph and Greg Baeau, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively. The only

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at the tournament was scored by a Fijian,

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. The tournament, featuring only three teams, was organised by ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP), and was the inaugural edition of the EAP Under-19 Trophy. Previously, EAP teams had had to qualify via the Youth Asia Cup, an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournament. For the next two World Cups, in 2004 and 2006, the EAP organised joint qualification tournaments with the African Cricket Association, held in 2003 and

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. Separate qualifying tournaments have been held since then.

Teams and qualification

, an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) member, participated in the tournament for the first and only time.East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2001/02 Table
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

Round-robin

Full fixtures

Final

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average. Source
CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by

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. Source
CricketArchive

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy, 2001 Under-19 regional cricket tournaments International cricket competitions in Fiji International cricket competitions in 2001 2001 in Fijian sport International sports competitions hosted by Fiji Ba Province