The 2024 Japan Cricket Association annual awards event was held at the MKI Advanced Technology Center in Tokyo on Saturday December 7th. The list of award winners for the 2024 season is below.

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Runner Up: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming

Third Place: Makoto Taniyama

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Mai Yanagida

Runner Up: Shimako Kato

Third Place: Erika Oda

Japan Premier League

Champions: East Kanto Sunrisers

MVP: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Sunrisers), 207 runs

Best Bowler: Ibrahim Takahashi (Sunrisers), 9 wickets @ 9.2

Best Batter: Josh Brown (Chargers), 233 runs @ 58.3

Women’s Japan Premier League

Champions: Western Eagles

MVP: Rachel Andrew (Western Eagles), 83 runs & 4 wickets

Best Bowler: Sathya Sandeepani (Western Eagles), 5 wickets @ 9.6

Best Batter: Erika Oda (Western Eagles), 71 runs @ 23.7

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

MVP: Nipun Haggalla (KKR), 336 runs & 17 wickets

Best Bowler: Kuldeep Bisht (Falcons), 19 wickets @ 12.9

Best Batter: Abhishek Anand (Falcons), 564 runs @ 56.4

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Jijo George (Tigers), 273 runs & 14 wickets

Best Bowler: Abduallah Sajid (Titans), 20 wickets @ 6.5

Best Batter: Md Alamgir (Rising Stars), 304 runs @ 50.7

Japan Cricket League – Division 3

Champions: Tokyo Sereknights

MVP: Nilesh Shahane (Tokyo Falcons), 140 runs & 22 wickets

Best Bowler: Shehan Madusanka (Sereknights), 18 wickets @ 5.9

Best Batter: Gurdeep Dua (Men In Blue), 221 runs @ 36.8

Japan Cricket League – Division 4

Champions: Tokyo Titans CC

MVP: Sathish Govindarajan (MIB), 153 runs & 7 wickets

Best Bowler: Rohit Trehan (MIB), 13 wickets @ 8.3

Best Batter: Karan Khurana (Titans), 251 runs @ 35.9

Japan Cricket League – T20

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers) 398 runs & 12 wickets

Best Bowler: Makoto Taniyama (Sano) 9 wickets @ 4.8

Best Batter: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers) 398 runs @ 132.7

Japan Cricket League – T10

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 216 runs & 4 wickets

Best Bowler: Zohail Khan (Falcons), 7 wickets @ 8.4

Best Batter: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 216 runs @ 108.0

Japan Cricket League – Umpires of the Year

Chris Thurgate & Mumtaz Alam

Japan 40 Over Community Cup

Champions: Nagoya Bengal Tigers CC

MVP: Shakib Hasan (NBT), 315 runs

Women’s Japan Cricket League

Champions: Sendai University CC

MVP: Seika Sumi (Sendai University), 200 runs & 4wickets

Best Bowler: Meg Ogawa (Wyverns), 10 wickets @ 6.25

Best Batter: Ishu Karunarathna (Women In Blue), 206 runs @ 206.0

Japan Cup National Finals

Champions: Tsukuba CC

MVP: Hashan Muditha (Serendib Leos), 125 runs & 6 wickets

Best Bowler: Shehan Madusanka (Serendib Leos), 11 wickets @ 8.1

Best Batter: Makoto Taniyama (Sano), 145 runs @ 72.5

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Division 1 Champions: Sano CC. MVP: Kawshan Kulasooriya (Sano).

North Kanto Division 2 Champions: Sano Bears. MVP: Sangeeth Eranga (Sano Bears).

East Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tsukuba CC. MVP: Abhishek Anand (Falcons).

East Kanto Division 2 Champions: Tsukuba Leopards. MVP: Md Alamgir (Rising Stars Warriors).

South Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tigers CC. MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers).

South Kanto Division 2 Champions: Tokyo Wombats CC. MVP: Kohei Kubota (Keio Knights).

West Kanto Division 1 Champions: Serendib Leos. MVP: Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns).

West Kanto Division 2 Champions: Tokyo Phoenix. MVP: Sunil Jose (Fussa Giants).

Kansai Division 1 Champions: Royal Osaka Tigers CC. MVP: Yamal Siriwardena (Kyoto United).

Kansai Division 2 Champions: Doshisha Dragons. MVP: Ryuichi Ashida (Doshisha Dragons).

Tokai Champions: Kawasaki Knight Riders CC. MVP: Mohammad Sohag (NBT).

Japan University League Finals -Champion’s Wicket-

Mens Champions: Chuo University

Womens Champions: Waseda University

Kanto University League (Men)

Champions: Chuo University

MVP: Jisei Ando (Chuo), 77 runs & 9 wickets

Best Bowler: Jisei Ando (Chuo), 9 wickets @ 6.3

Best Batter: Kazushi Matsukawa (Waseda), 240 runs @ 40.0

Kanto University League (Women)

Champions: Waseda University

MVP: Meg Ogawa (Waseda), 122 runs & 7 wickets

Best Bowler: Nozomi Uchida (Waseda), 9 wickets @ 10.5

Best Batter: Yumi Sakashita (Waseda), 81 runs @ 20.3

Under 19 Japan Cricket League

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

MVP: Bikash Khadka (Tokyo Titans), 402 runs & 10 wickets

Best Bowler: Hassan Muhammad (Braves), 19 wickets @ 8.6

Best Batter: Timothy Moore (Lions), 413 runs @ 82.6

Under 15 Japan Cricket League

Champions: Men In Blue Tokyo CC

MVP: Jaswant Kaswan (Alpha Quashers), 254 runs & 15 wickets

Best Bowler: Ved Keswani (Tokyo Falcons), 19 wickets @ 5.0

Best Batter: Aaryan Waduge (KKR), 240 runs @ 80.0

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