| Administrator | African Cricket Association |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, then finals series |
| Host | Uganda |
| Champions |  Namibia (4th title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series |  Lawrence Sempijja |
| Most runs | Xander Pitchers (228) |
| Most wickets |  Paramveer Singh (13) |
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The2013 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship Division One was acricket tournament held inUganda from 25–31 May 2013. Matches were played at grounds inEntebbe andKampala, with Kampala'sLugogo Stadium hosting the final.
Namibia won the tournament by defeatingKenya in the final, qualifying for the2014 Under-19 World Cup in theUnited Arab Emirates. Two African under-19 sides,South Africa andZimbabwe, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup. Ugandan all-rounderLawrence Sempijja was Player of the Tournament, while NamibianXander Pitchers and KenyanParamveer Singh led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively. Namibia'sJJ Smit was named Player of the Final, having taken 4/17 (including ahat-trick).
The tournament was the fifth edition of theICC Africa Under-19 Championships, and the second to be held in Uganda (afterthe inaugural championship in 2001). Eight teams participated, divided into two pools for the group stages. The five best teams after the tournament's playoffs qualified directly forthe 2015 Division One tournament, while the three lowest-placed teams were relegated to the2014 Division Two tournament, with the winner of that tournament gaining promotion to Division One in 2015.
The top seven teams at the eight-team2010 Division One tournament qualified directly for the 2013 Division One Tournament. The last-placed team,Tanzania, was relegated to the2013 Division Two tournament, played inBenoni,South Africa, in March 2013.[1] The Division Two tournament was won byGhana, but that side was unable to attend the Division One tournament, with runner-up Tanzania taking their place.[2]
| Team | Mode of qualification |
|---|---|
| Namibia | Champion of2010 Division One |
| Kenya | Runner-up in2010 Division One |
 Botswana | 3rd place in2010 Division One |
 Zambia | 4th place in2010 Division One |
| Uganda | 5th place in2010 Division One |
 Sierra Leone | 6th place in2010 Division One |
 Nigeria | 7th place in2010 Division One |
 Tanzania | Runner-up in2013 Division Two |
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| Qualified for the final. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.009 |
| Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.105 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.519 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.530 |
| Qualified for the final. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.903 |
| Botswana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.549 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.401 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.505 |
30 May Scorecard |
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Tanzania under-19s won by 25 runs. Kyambogo Cricket Oval,Kampala Umpires:Emmanuel Byiringiro (Rwa) andAndrew Louw (Nam) Player of the match:Balowa Mansaray (SL) |
30 May Scorecard |
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Nigeria under-19s won by 128 runs. Entebbe Cricket Oval,Entebbe Umpires: Munir Khan (Ken) andPatric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match:Bimbo Adu (Nga) |
31 May Scorecard |
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Uganda under-19s won by 120 runs Kyambogo Cricket Oval,Kampala Umpires: Munir Khan (Ken) andPatric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match:Lawrence Sempijja (Uga) |
31 May Scorecard |
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Namibia under-19s won by 52 runs. Lugogo Stadium,Kampala Umpires:Ravi Angara (Bot) andRockie D'Mello (Ken) Player of the match:JJ Smit (Nam) |
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then bybatting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xander Pitchers | Namibia | 228 | 3 | 76.00 | 161 | 1 | 1 |
| Hamza Malik | Kenya | 165 | 4 | 41.25 | 75 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Sempijja | Uganda | 153 | 4 | 51.00 | 79 | 0 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Bundi | Kenya | 137 | 4 | 45.66 | 63* | 0 | 1 |
| Ameer Saiyed | Botswana | 126 | 4 | 31.50 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Source:CricketArchive
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then bybowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramveer Singh | Kenya | 30.2 | 13 | 5.46 | 14.00 | 2.34 | 5/16 |
| JJ Smit | Namibia | 29.5 | 12 | 6.91 | 14.91 | 2.78 | 4/17 |
| Dhruv Maisuria | Botswana | 37.4 | 11 | 10.72 | 20.54 | 3.13 | 5/32 |
| Raj Savala | Kenya | 31.2 | 9 | 8.55 | 20.88 | 2.45 | 5/6 |
| Aarnav Ram | Botswana | 36.0 | 9 | 13.66 | 24.00 | 3.41 | 3/11 |
Source:CricketArchive