The 2022 Japan Cricket Association annual awards event was held at the British School Ground in Kawasaki on Saturday November 26th. The list of award winners for the 2022 season is below.

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Runner Up: Kasun Ganesh

Third Place: Sarfraz Petkar

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Haruna Iwasaki

Runner Up: Erika Oda

Third Place: Mai Yanagida

Japan Premier League

Champions: East Kanto Sunrisers

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Super Kings), 43 runs & 8 wickets

Best Bowler: Piyush Kumbhare (Super Kings), 10 wickets @ 7.7

Best Batsman: Alex Shirai-Patmore (Super Kings), 108 runs at 36.0

J Bash All Stars

MVP: Haruna Iwasaki, 188 runs & 2 wickets

Best Bowler: Shrunali Ranade, 4 wickets @ 12.0

Best Batter: Haruna Iwasaki, 188 runs @ 94.0

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 325 runs & 19 wickets

Best Bowler: Tomonoshin Oki (Wyverns), 22 wickets @ 12.1

Best Batsman: Sarfraz Petkar (Tokyo Falcons), 465 runs @ 42.3

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

MVP: Mandeep Singh (Tokyo Titans), 246 runs & 20 wickets

Best Bowler: Shailaj Lal (Tokyo Falcons), 25 wickets @ 11.2

Best Batsman: Shubham Shukla (Kawasaki Knight Riders), 441 runs @ 55.1

Japan Cricket League – Division 3

Champions: Alpha Quashers Yokohama CC

MVP: Masahiro Ono (Keio University United), 241 runs & 22 wickets

Best Bowler: Masahiro Ono (Keio University United), 22 wickets @ 6.7

Best Batsman: Masahiro Ono (Keio University United), 241 runs @ 40.2

Japan Cricket League – T20

Champions: Paddy Foleys Tokyo CC

MVP: Ibrahim Takahashi (Chiba Sharks), 152 runs & 8 wickets

Best Bowler: Naveen Negi (Men In Blue), 10 wickets @ 7.1

Best Batsman: Ankit Panwar (Men In Blue), 153 runs @ 38.3

Japan Cricket League – Umpires of the Year

Chris Thurgate & Adam Birss

Japan Womens League

Champions: Sendai University CC

MVP: Haruna Iwasaki (Sendai Uni), 77 Runs & 3 wickets

Best Bowler: Koto Hiromori (Fuji Far East), 4 wickets @ 6.0

Best Batter: Akari Kitayama (Wyverns), 79 runs @ 39.5

Japan Cup Finals Tournament

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 131 runs & 9 wickets

Best Bowler: Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers), 6 wickets @ 9.0

Best Batsman: Supun Navarathna (Tuskers), 135 runs @ 135.0

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Division 1 Champions: Ceylon XI. MVP: Salman Khawaja (Pakistan Stars).

North Kanto Division 2 Champions: Saitama Lions. MVP: Kshitij Pathak (Everest).

East Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tuskers CC. MVP: Vinoth Takoor (Tsukuba).

East Kanto Division 2 Champions: Myoden. MVP: Naveen Negi (Chiba Hawks).

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

South Kanto Division 2 Champions: Tokyo Wombats. MVP: Rex Kobayashi (Tokyo Wombats).

West Kanto Division 1 Champions: Wyverns CC. MVP: Shehan Madusanka (Serendib Leos).

West Kanto Division 2 Champions: Serendib Titans. MVP: Thulanidu Thirimanna (Serendib Titans).

Kansai Division 1 Champions: Kyoto Super Lions CC. MVP: Not announced yet.

Kansai Division 2 Champions: Kyoto United CC. MVP: Not announced yet.

Tokai Champions: Kawasaki Knight Riders CC. MVP: Updesh Bhadoriya (KKR).

University Champions Wicket

Mens Champions: Doshisha University

Womens Champions: Uenomiya High School

Kanto University Men’s Championship

Champions: Chuo University

MVP: Jisei Ando (Chuo Uni), 157 runs & 8 wickets

Best Bowler: Hayato Sugawara (Chuo Uni), 9 wickets @ 11.9

Best Batsman: Takumi Kishi (Waseda Uni), 203 runs @ 33.8

Kanto University Women’s Championship

Champions: Showa Women’s University

MVP: Sayaka Saito (Waseda Uni), 79 runs & 7 wickets

Best Bowler: Natsuki Toneyama (Waseda Uni), 8 wickets @ 18.5

Best Batter: Rei Takaki (Showa Uni), 79 runs @ 26.3

Japan Under 19 League

Champions: Sano Braves CC

MVP: Nikhil Pol (Tokyo Falcons), 415 runs & 12 wickets

Best Bowler: Hayato Sugawara (Akishima Aviators), 14 wickets @ 9.4

Best Batsman: Rithvik Sivakumar (Tokyo Falcons), 425 runs @ 70.8

Japan Under 15 League

Division 1 Champions: Lions CC

Division 2 Champions: Tokyo Titans CC

MVP: Timothy Moore (Lions), 240 runs & 16 wickets

Best Bowler: Ifthikar Umar Ahmed (Serendib), 12 wickets @ 3.3

Best Batsman: Nihar Parmar (Alpha Quashers Yokohama), 180 runs @ 180.0