2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy
The 2015 EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Blenheim, New Zealand, from 24–28 February 2015. The tournament was the sixth edition of the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy, and the first to be held in New Zealand. All matches will be held at Horton Park.
Dates | 24 – 28 February 2015 |
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Administrator(s) | ICC East Asia-Pacific |
Cricket format | 50-over |
Host(s) | New Zealand |
Champions | Fiji (1st title) |
Participants | 4 |
Player of the series | Tadulala Veitacini |
Most runs | Delaimatuku Maraiwai (127) |
Most wickets | Tadulala Veitacini (13) |
The winner of the tournament, Fiji, qualified directly for the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup, to be played in Bangladesh. It was Fiji's first tournament win, and they consequently became only the second ICC East Asia-Pacific side to qualify for the World Cup, with Papua New Guinea having won all previous editions. Papua New Guinea defeated Vanuatu in a playoff to gain entry to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, with the chance to gain the final spot at the World Cup. Two other East Asia-Pacific under-19 sides, Australia and New Zealand, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup.