Appearances 3 (first in 2009) Appearances 8 (first in 2001) | Appearances 7 (first in 1998) Best result 3rd place (2009) | |
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Best result 12th place (2008, 2010) Association Papua New Guinea national cricket team |
The Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team represents the country of Papua New Guinea in Under-19 international cricket.
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Papua New Guinea recently finished third in the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over the Under-19 teams of Hong Kong, Canada, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu, the United States and the Netherlands. The team lost only two matches to Ireland and Afghanistan. Papua New Guinea's performance in this tournament gained them qualification for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
List of captains
Eight people have captained Papua New Guinea in under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches. Chris Amini, who captained the Papua New Guinea senior team in its inaugural ODI series in November 2014, is the only player to captain Papua New Guinea in both under-19 and regular ODIs.