In 2016 Japan Women competed in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier – EAP, a 50-over tournament that would take place in Samoa during July.

The team was coached by Nicole Martin of Cricket Victoria and captained by Mai Yanagida. The tournament only featured three teams; Japan, Papua New Guinea and Samoa with Japan finishing third.

Two players, Rio Endo and Ayana Suzuki, made their debuts during the tournament and a full ist of players selected can be found by clicking here.

Please see here for Highlights and Match Reports for each Japan match.