The 2002
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. First contested in 1988, as the Youth World Cup, it was not staged again u ...
was played in
New Zealand
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from 19 January to 9 February 2002. A total of 16 sides competed in the tournament with
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
defeating
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
in the final.
Zimbabwe's
Tatenda Taibu
Tatenda Taibu (born 14 May 1983) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He is a wicket-keeper-batsman. From 6 May 2004 to 5 September 2019, he held the record for being the youngest test captain in his ...
was named Man of the Tournament.
Teams and qualification
The ten
full members of the
ICC qualified automatically:
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* also received automatic qualification as they held
ODI status at that time.
Another five teams qualified through regional qualification tournaments:
;
2001 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship
* (1st place)
;
2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
* (1st place)
;
2001 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
* (1st place)
;
2001 ICC Europe Under-19 Championship
* (1st place)
;
2001 Youth Asia Cup
* (1st place)
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Plate competition
The plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
Group 1
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Group 2
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Semi-finals
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Final
Super League
Group 1
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Group 2
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Semi-finals
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Final
Future senior players
Future players that featured for their national team in the tournament were:
References
External links
Tournament site on ESPN CricInfo
{{ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
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2001–02 New Zealand cricket season
International cricket competitions in New Zealand
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