Botswana national under-19 cricket team

Botswana Under-19s
Association	Botswana Cricket Association
International Cricket Council
ICC region	Africa
International cricket
First international	Botswana vs. Nigeria ; (Benoni, South Africa; 25 August 2007)
	As of 9 April 2016

The Botswana national under-19 cricket team represents the country of Botswana in international under-19 cricket. The team made its debut at the 2007 Africa Under-19 Championship, and has since played regularly in the African regional qualifiers for the Under-19 World Cup.

History

Organised under-19 international cricket dates only from the 1970s – the first under-19 Test and One Day International (ODI) matches were played in 1974 and 1976, respectively,^[1]^[2] while the first Under-19 World Cup was held in 1988.^[3] The first recorded international matches for the Botswana under-19s came at the 2007 Africa Under-19 Championship. The team placed second in its group, but lost to Kenya in the semi-finals and to Uganda in the third-place play-off, finishing in fourth place overall.^[4]

Tournament history

Under-19 World Cup

1988–2006: did not enter
2008–2016: did not qualify

Under-19 World Cup qualifying

2001–2005: did not enter
2007: 4th place (8 teams)
2009 (Div. 1): 6th place (8 teams)
2010 (Div. 1): did not qualify
2013 (Div. 1): 4th place (8 teams)
2015 (Div. 1): 6th place (6 teams)
2016 (Div. 2): 2nd place (7 teams)

References

↑ Records / Under-19s Youth Test matches / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
↑ Records / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
↑ "The Under-19 World Cup: a brief history" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
↑ Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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[1] Records / Under-19s Youth Test matches / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[2] Records / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / List of match results (by year) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[3] "The Under-19 World Cup: a brief history" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[4] Africa Under-19 Championship 2007 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2016.