# 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship

The 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in King City, Ontario, from 8 to 13 August 2005. It was the third edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the second in a row to be held in Canada.
The tournament featured five teams, the same as at the preceding 2003 edition, and the same format was used, a simple round-robin. The United States finished the tournament undefeated to win its first title, and consequently qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The team had nearly been barred from playing, as part of proposed International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctions against the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) for maladministration, but the situation was resolved the month before the tournament. Canada was the runner-up at the championship, with the Cayman Islands placing third, Bermuda fourth, and Argentina placing last, again finishing winless. The tournament was affected by rain, with two matches being abandoned and another shortened. A feature of the championship was its low scoring, with only four innings above 200 being recorded from the ten matches played. The tournament's leading runscorer, Canadian batsman Trevin Bastiampillai, was the only player to record more than 100 runs, while the leading wicket-taker was American bowler Abhimanyu Rajp, who took two five-wicket hauls.

## Fixtures

* Qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | Ab | Pts | NRR |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.566 |
| Canada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.084 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.058 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.853 |
| Argentina | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | –3.564 |
* 8 August Scorecard
| Argentina 92 (26.5 overs) | v | Bermuda 93/1 (16.2 overs) |
* Bermuda won by 9 wickets Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City Player of the match: Stefan Kelly (Ber)
* 8 August Scorecard
| United States 246 (50 overs) | v | Canada 207 (46.1 overs) |
* United States won by 39 runs Maple Leaf South-West Ground, King City Player of the match: Ravi Timbawala (USA)
* 9 August Scorecard
| Cayman Islands 286/6 (50 overs) | v | Argentina 113 (32.3 overs) |
* Cayman Islands won by 173 runs Maple Leaf South-West Ground, King City Player of the match: Marc Chin (Cay)
* 9 August Scorecard
| Bermuda 86 (36.2 overs) | v | United States 89/2 (16.5 overs) |
* United States won by 8 wickets Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City Player of the match: Abhimanyu Rajp (USA)
* 10 August Scorecard
| Argentina 105 (38.3 overs) | v | United States 109/3 (20.2 overs) |
* United States won by 7 wickets Maple Leaf South-West Ground, King City Player of the match: Abhimanyu Rajp (USA)
* 10 August Scorecard
| Cayman Islands 143/8 (50 overs) | v | Canada 121/1 (18 overs) |
* Canada won by 9 wickets (DL) Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City Player of the match: Kenneth Carto (Can)
* Canada's target was 121 runs in 36 overs.
* 11 August Scorecard
| Bermuda | v | Cayman Islands |
* Match abandoned
* 11 August Scorecard
| Argentina | v | Canada |
* Match abandoned
* 13 August Scorecard
| Canada 239/8 (50 overs) | v | Bermuda 140 (42.5 overs) |
* Canada won by 99 runs Maple Leaf South-West Ground, King City Player of the match: Trevin Bastiampillai (Can)
* 13 August Scorecard
| Cayman Islands 86 (40.3 overs) | v | United States 87/4 (19.2 overs) |
* United States won by 6 wickets Maple Leaf South-West Ground, King City Player of the match: Hemant Punoo (USA)

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Trevin Bastiampillai | Canada | 128 | 3 | 128.00 | 110* | 1 | 0 |
| Kenneth Carto | Canada | 93 | 3 | 46.50 | 50* | 0 | 1 |
| Hemant Punoo | United States | 87 | 4 | 43.50 | 42* | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Timbawala | United States | 81 | 4 | 27.00 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| Waqas Junaid | Canada | 80 | 3 | 40.00 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
| Abhimanyu Rajp | United States | 31.3 | 11 | 8.72 | 17.18 | 3.04 | 5/7 |
| Marc Chin | Cayman Islands | 19.2 | 7 | 13.14 | 16.57 | 4.75 | 5/32 |
| Stefan Kelly | Bermuda | 24.5 | 7 | 13.71 | 21.28 | 3.86 | 4/22 |
| Mohammad Rehman | United States | 36.0 | 7 | 15.00 | 30.85 | 2.91 | 4/19 |
| Hemant Punoo | United States | 33.3 | 6 | 12.33 | 33.50 | 2.20 | 4/12 |
Source: CricketArchive