The Japan Cricket Association Annual Awards night was held in Tokyo on Saturday November 16th. The list of award winners for the 2019 season is below.

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Runner Up: Wataru Miyauchi

Third Place: Nozomi Tomizawa

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Miho Kanno

Runner Up: Nao Tokizawa

Third Place: Mai Yanagida

Japan Premier League

Champions: East Kanto Sunrisers

Best Bowler: Anushantha Chandima (Lions), 7 wickets @ 10.7

Best Batsman: Wataru Miyauchi (Hurricanes), 160 runs @ 32.0

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Super Kings), 187 runs & 5 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Chiba Sharks CC

Best Bowler: Makoto Taniyama (Max), 24 wickets @ 11.9

Best Batsman: Dhugal Bedingfield (Sharks), 419 runs @ 59.7

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 377 runs & 23 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Sano CC

Best Bowler: Shameera Pathum (Sano), 21 wickets @ 6.3

Best Batsman: Anil Kumar (Tigers), 376 runs @ 62.7

MVP: Shunsuke Hashiba (Adore), 239 runs & 13 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 3

Champions: Tigers CC

Best Bowler: Susil Nagarajan (Alpha Quashers), 19 wickets @ 9.2

Best Batsman: Anuraj Singh (Tigers), 377 runs @ 53.9

MVP: Anuraj Singh (Tigers), 377 runs & 7 wickets

Japan Women’s Cricket League

Champions: Adore CC

Best Fielder: Nao Tokizawa (Adore), 1 catch, 3 run outs

Best Bowler: Ruan Kanai (Fuji Far East), 10 wickets @ 6.3

Best Batsman: Mai Yanagida (Wyverns), 79 runs @ 79.0

MVP: Ayaka Kanada (Adore), 71 runs & 4 wickets

Japan Cup Finals Tournament

Not held this year due to Typhoon Hagibis.

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Champions: Ceylon XI. MVP: Prabath Dhanushka (Ceylon XI).

East Kanto Champions: Men In Blue CC. MVP: Nalin Priyadarshana (Tsukuba).

South Kanto Champions: Alpha Quashers Yokohama CC. MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers).

West Kanto Champions: University XI. MVP: Wataru Miyauchi (Uni XI)

Kansai Champions: Shiga Kyoto CC.

Tokai Champions: Aichi CC. MVP: Ijas Ahamed (Aichi)

Tohoku Champions: Sendai CC. MVP: Udbhav Dubey (Sendai)

Japan Women’s Cricket Tournament

Champions: Adore CC

Best Fielder: Ayaka Kanada (Adore), 2 catches, 1 run out

Best Bowler: Madoka Shiraishi (Wyverns), 4 wickets @ 3.0

Best Batsman: Akari Kitayama (Wyverns), 42 runs

MVP: Ayaka Kanada (Adore), 3 wickets

University Champions Wicket

Mens Champions: Waseda University. MVP: Masaki Kawashima (Waseda Uni)

Womens final between Keio University and Uenomiya not held this year due to weather.

Kanto University Men’s Championship

Champions: Chuo University

Best Fielder: Kengo Aoki (Aoyama Gakuin), 3 catches, 2 run outs

Best Bowler: Takeaki Nishida (Waseda), 9 wickets @ 4.9

Best Batsman: Yusuke Wakuta (Waseda), 145 runs @ 36.3

MVP: Wataru Miyauchi (Waseda), 135 runs & 9 wickets

Kanto University Women’s Championship

Champions: Keio University

Best Fielder: Akari Kitayama (Waseda), 3 catches, 1 run out

Best Bowler: Nao Tokizawa (Keio), 6 wickets @ 9.0

Best Batsman: Nao Tokizawa (Keio), 191 runs @ 95.5

MVP: Nao Tokizawa (Keio), 191 runs and 6 wickets

Japan University Freshmen League

Womens Champions: Showa Womens University. MVP: Yu Okunuki (Keio)

Mens Champions Ryukoku University. MVP: Akira Kuribayashi (Ryukoku)

Japan Under 19 League

Champions: Sano Braves

Best Bowler: Shotaro Takahashi (Braves), 14 wickets @ 5.6

Best Batsman: Kazumasa Takahashi (Braves), 264 runs @ 66.0

MVP: Tushar Chaturvedi (Chiba My Ys), 136 runs & 10 wickets

Japan Under 15 League

Division 1 Champions: Men In Blue CC

Division 2 Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

Best Bowler: Hirotake Kakinuma (Braves), 16 wickets @ 7.3

Best Batsman: Manav Natarajan (Men In Blue), 191 runs @ 95.5

MVP: Shotaro Takahashi (Braves), 142 runs & 9 wickets

Introduction of Japan Women’s National Team Sponsors

The new co-sponsors of the Japan Women’s national team Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd and Tech Mahindra Limited were introduced at the awards ceremony. Signed Women’s national team uniforms were presented to MKI president Isao Kohiyama and Tech Mahindra senior vice president Amitava Ghosh.