How Teams Qualified
The ten ICC Full Members qualified automatically for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup 2010 in New Zealand.
These six qualifiers were determined by a qualifying event, that was held in Toronto in September 2009, with Afghanistan, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland and Papua New Guinea all qualifying.
Details on the five regional qualifiers are listed below.
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup - Global Qualifier
Ireland won the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, sealing the title after defeating Vanuatu by 291 runs in its final qualifying game.
It will be joined at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 in New Zealand by Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Canada, the USA and Hong Kong.
Ireland has had a remarkable run at the tournament winning all its games except one, losing to USA by 42 runs.
Star player was Paul Stirling, who turned 19 during the event, and who was the leading run-scorer with 423 runs in eight matches, including 164 against Vanuatu.
Afghanistan, who arrived late for the event due to visa issues, sealed an excellent second place at the tournament, losing only to Canada and Ireland at the tournament, with Zakiullah Zaki finishing as the top wicket-taker with 21 wickets.
"I am very happy especially for the people back in Afghanistan," said skipper Shir Mohammad Shirzai. "It is a great achievement for the country. All the boys are really excited. It has been a dream to play in a World Cup against some of the big nations like India and Pakistan."
Canada also secured its place in the ICC U19 CWC and Usman Limbada, who made a brilliant 126 against Vanuatu, admitted his side was excited about the opportunity.
"For most of us, it will be the first time we will be playing in a World Cup,? said Limbada. ?It can really change our lives by playing high-level cricket against some good teams and I really think that we can be competitive at that event as we have a really good team.?
USA secured a place in the 2010 event after an exciting 33-run victory over the Netherlands. Captain Shiva Vashishat said: "People don't realise that cricket is growing fast in the USA. But now that we have qualified for the World Cup, it shows the pace of its growth and popularity of the sport.
"We are looking forward to come hard at the bigger teams at the World Cup and do well. It will be a very good experience as we all want to make it to the senior team."
There was a further boost for the side when the USA's Ryan Corns was named the Player of the Tournament at the event. He was his side's leading run scorer with 230 runs and he also took 13 wickets.
| Team | Played | Won | Ties | NoResult | Losses | Points | NRR |
| Ireland U19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.65 |
| Afghanistan U19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Papua New Guinea U19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.46 |
| CanadaU19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.39 |
| USA U19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.34 |
| Hong Kong U19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -0.25 |
| Uganda U19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -0.51 |
| Netherlands U19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1.12 |
| Vanuatu U19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -2.18 |
| Sierra Leone U19* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - |
* Sierra Leone have been unable to participate in the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their matches for the tournament. Each team has been awarded an automatic 2 points.
Africa U/19 Championship 2009
Lusaka, Zambia.
27 April - 4 May
Winners - Uganda
Runners-up - Sierra Leone
The Africa U/19 Championship 2009 event was held in Zambia in April 2009 with two teams - Uganda and Sierra Leone - qualifying from the Africa region for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The two teams competed with Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia for the two qualifying spots in the tournament.
Uganda won all but one of its seven matches, losing a game to Namibia by three wickets. Chasing Uganda's total of 128 all out in 48.1 overs, Namibia cruised to victory with just five balls to spare.
In the final game for the top spot in the competition, Uganda beat Sierra Leone by 48 runs (D/L method) in a rain-affected match. Uganda scored 94 all out in 41.3 overs and limited its opposition to 35-8 in 20 overs after a six-wicket haul by G Nyero.
Namibia was also a strong contender to qualify in the event after defeating both Uganda (by 48 runs D/L method) and Sierra Leone (by 48 runs). However, a match abandoned due to bad weather against Kenya denied it the required points to progress in the event.
| Team | Played | Won | NoResult | Losses | Points |
| Uganda | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Sierra Leone | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Namibia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Zambia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Kenya | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Botswana | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Americas U/19 Championship 2009
Toronto, Canada
6-11 July 2009
Winners - Canada
Runners up - USA
The Americas U/19 Championship 2009 was held in July 2009 with two teams - hosts Canada and USA - qualifying from the Americas region for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Canada remained unbeaten in the tournament winning all its five matches to top the table with ten points.
The event was also notable noted for Canada scoring 344-9 against Argentina and winning by a huge margin of 268 runs and also for USA posting a mammoth 325-9 to enjoy a 249-run victory over the Bahamas.
| Team | Played | Won | Losses | Noresult | Average | Points | NRR |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.414 |
| USA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.609 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.443 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.129 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.883 |
| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.821 |
Asian Cricket Council U/19 Elite Cup 2009
Kuwait City, Kuwait
22 April - 1 May 2009
Winners - Hong Kong
Runners-up - Afghanistan
The Asian Cricket Council U/19 Elite Cup 2009 was held in April 2009 with two teams - Hong Kong and Afghanistan - qualifying from the Asia region for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The two teams competed with Bhutan, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and UAE for the two qualifying spots in the tournament.
The semi-final stage saw Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Nepal and Qatar fighting it out for the last two spots that would lead them to the U/19 qualifying tournament. In the first semi-final, Afghanistan defeated Nepal by six wickets with an unbeaten half century by Aimal Wafa helping the Afghan side achieve the set total of 186 in 47.1 overs.
Hong Kong won the other semi-final by 23 runs after a four-wicket haul by Niaz Ali caused the Qatar batting order to collapse to 138. Earlier, Irfan Ahmed made a fine half century (59 in 71 balls) as Hong Kong posted 161 on the board.
In the finals, an excellent all-round performance from the young Hong Kong squad saw it defeat Afghanistan by eight wickets.
Niaz Ali (3-34), Aizaz Khan (3-26) and Nizakat Khan (3-44) limited the opposition to 215-9 while skipper James Atkinson (94) and Shakeel Haq (51) provided valuable contributions with the bat to achieve the set target with three overs to spare in front of a large and passionate crowd.
Positions at completion of Group Stage
| Team | Played | Won | Losses | Points | NRR |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.0308 |
| Nepal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.6902 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.4483 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.6177 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.6075 |
| Team | Played | Won | Losses | Points | NRR |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.5760 |
| Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.3970 |
| UAE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0345 |
| Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.4989 |
| Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.6725 |
East Asia-Pacific U/19 Championship 2009
Port Moresby, PNG
31 May - 6 June
Winners - Papua New Guinea
Runners-up - Vanuatu
The East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship 2009 was held in May 2009 with two teams - Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu - qualifying from the EAP region for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The event also saw Fiji, Indonesia and Japan competing along with PNG and Vanuatu for the two qualifying spots in the tournament.
Papua New Guinea emerged winners of the tournament winning all its four matches to top the table with eight points. Vanuatu came second losing just one match to Papua New Guinea by nine wickets in the group stages.
In the final, played between the top two teams, Papua New Guinea beat Vanuatu once again by 173 runs after a brilliant all-round display from Man of the Match Heni Siaka. He posted the tournament?s only century, taking the team?s total target to 276-8 and also produced a stellar display with the ball (3-4) along with left arm spinner Jason Kila (4-20) to limit the opposition to 103 all out in less than 35 overs.
Fiji defeated Indonesia by six wickets (D/L method) to be placed third in the tournament, achieving the set target in less than 19 overs. Fiji?s Viliame Yabaki picked up 3-8 to limit the opposition to 104 in just 34 overs.
| Team | Played | Won | Losses | Noresult | Average | Points | NRR |
| PNG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.695 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.510 |
| Fiji | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.052 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.316 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.717 |
European U/19 Championships
Jersey
14-20 July 2009
Winners - Ireland
Runners-up - The Netherlands
The European U/19 Championships 2009 was held in July 2009 with two teams - Ireland and the Netherlands - qualifying from the Europe region for the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The two teams progressed over Denmark, Guernsey, Jersey and Scotland for the two qualifying spots in the tournament.
The event was tightly contested by the top three teams in the competition - Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland - with all three losing only one game each.
On the final day, Scotland claimed a comfortable victory over Ireland by 62 runs and the Netherlands defeated Guernsey by eight wickets to produce a three-way tie at the top of the table with all teams finishing at eight points.
With only two teams able to progress to the U/19 Qualifier, the net run rate calculations were brought into play with Ireland emerging top of the points table with four wins in five matches and the Netherlands grabbing the second spot by a fraction despite the Scots' heroic efforts against Ireland.
Alexei Kervezee of the Netherlands was the top run-scorer in the tournament (474 runs) and was also named Man of the Tournament while S Getkate picked up 11 wickets to be named the top wicket-taker in the event.
| Team | Played | Won | Noresult | Losses | Points | NRR |
| Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.69 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.45 |
| Scotland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.25 |
| Jersey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -0.43 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1.56 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.35 |
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