Qualifier

Garamuts off to Japan for World Cup Qualifier

They will compete in a five nation tournament against fellow East Asia Pacific nations with the winner earning a place in the U19 50 over World Cup early next year.

Going into the event as favourites, after making eight of the last nine under age World Cups they will play four games in the round robin event against Japan, Samoa, Vanuatu and Fiji.

Their opening game will be on Sunday where they take on Fiji at the Japan Cricket Association headquarters in Sano, three hours out of Tokyo.

International cricket to be hosted in Regional Victoria

The City of Greater Bendigo will play host to teams representing Fiji, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Samoa and Vanuatu for the tournament being held from February 19th – 25th.

Each team will play each other once in a round robin format, with the top team qualifying for World Cricket League Division 5.

Vanuatu will come into the Qualifier as early favourites after just missing out on retaining their spot in Division 5 in 2016.

But the likes of Fiji and Samoa will ensure there is plenty of healthy competition for the one available qualifying spot.