2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy

2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
Dates19 – 25 August 2001
Administrator(s)ICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, then final
Host(s) Fiji
Champions Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Participants3
Matches7
Most runsPapua New Guinea Frank Joseph (206)
Most wicketsPapua New Guinea Greg Baeau (13)
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The 2001 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Fiji from 19–25 August 2001, during the 2001 international season. All matches were held in Nadi.

Papua New Guinea won the tournament by defeating Hong Kong in the final, thus qualifying for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Two PNG players, Frank Joseph and Greg Baeau, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively. The only century at the tournament was scored by a Fijian, Colin Rika.

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 2005. Separate qualifying tournaments have been held since then.