The 2023 Japan Cricket Association annual awards event was held at the MKI Advanced Technology Center in Tokyo on Saturday November 25th. The list of award winners for the 2023 season is below.

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Runner Up: Wataru Miyauchi

Third Place: Reo Sakurano-Thomas

JCA Awards 2023 🎖

日本クリケット協会年間表彰式
男子JCA年間最優秀選手：サバオリシュ・ラビチンダラン

JCA Player of the Year (Men) – Sabaorish Ravichandran#japancricket #cricket #クリケット pic.twitter.com/g0I4ym9f0i

— Japan Cricket Association｜日本クリケット協会 (@CricketJapan) November 25, 2023

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Kurumi Ota

Runner Up: Ahilya Chandel

Third Place: Erika Oda

JCA Awards 2023 🎖

日本クリケット協会年間表彰式
女子JCA年間最優秀選手：大田くる美

JCA Player of the Year (Women) – Kurumi Ota#japancricket #cricket #クリケット pic.twitter.com/j6hWtafh5Y

— Japan Cricket Association｜日本クリケット協会 (@CricketJapan) November 25, 2023

Japan Premier League

Champions: West Kanto Hurricanes

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Super Kings), 44 runs & 6 wickets

Best Bowler: Vinay Iyer (Hurricanes),9 wickets @ 3.2

Best Batsman: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Sunrisers), 138 runs @ 46.0

Womens Japan Premier League

Champions: Eastern Waves

MVP: Kary Chan (Waves), 89 runs & 5 wickets

Best Bowler: Jess Adams (Waves), 9 wickets @ 4.0

Best Batter: Kary Chan (Waves), 89 runs @ 29.7

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Reo Sakurano-Thomas (Sano), 390 runs & 21 wickets

Best Bowler: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 31 wickets @ 8.5

Best Batsman: Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns), 500 runs @ 62.5

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Raman Tanwar (Kawasaki Knight Riders), 227 runs & 24 wickets

Best Bowler: Manoj Bhardwaj (Tigers), 24 wickets @ 8.1

Best Batsman: Shubham Shukla (Kawasaki Knight Riders), 486 runs @ 54.0

Japan Cricket League – Division 3

Champions: Sano CC

MVP: Uddika Pradeep (Sano), 215 runs & 14 wickets

Best Bowler: Sudesh Rangana (Sano), 16 wickets @ 9.3

Best Batsman: Surya Singh (Tigers), 232 runs @ 29.0

Japan Cricket League – T20

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

MVP: Abhishek Anand (Tokyo Falcons), 196 runs & 7 wickets

Best Bowler: Mandeep Singh (Tokyo Titans), 10 wickets @ 8.6

Best Batsman: Ruhul Kabir (Rising Stars), 185 runs @ 61.6

Japan Cricket League – T10

Champions: Men In Blue Tokyo CC

MVP: Vinay Iyer (Kawasaki Knight Riders), 291 runs & 13 wickets

Best Bowler: Vishal Patel (Men In Blue), 15 wickets @ 10.7

Best Batsman: Ankit Panwar (Men In Blue), 366 runs @ 45.7

Japan Cricket League – Umpires of the Year

Chris Thurgate & Mumtaz Alam

Japan Womens League

Champions: Kawasaki Knight Riders CC

MVP: Kurumi Ota (Kawasaki Knight Riders), 177 Runs & 5 wickets

Best Bowler: Meg Ogawa (Wyverns), 10 wickets @ 8.9

Best Batter: Haruna Iwasaki (Wyverns), 157 runs @ 52.3

Japan Cup Finals Tournament

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 114 runs & 7 wickets

Best Bowler: Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers), 9 wickets @ 6.2

Best Batsman: Malinda Dissanayake (Tuskers), 133 runs @ 66.5

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Division 1 Champions: Ceylon XI. MVP: Zahid Gondal (Sultans of Japan).

North Kanto Division 2 Champions: Saitama United. MVP: Ghufran Mir (Saitama United).

East Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC. MVP: Chanaka Madushanka (Tsukuba).

East Kanto Division 2 Champions: MIB Challengers. MVP: Md Alamgir (Rising Stars Warriors).

South Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tigers CC. MVP: Gurman Singh (Tigers).

South Kanto Division 2 Champions: British Embassy CC. MVP: Jack Savage (British Embassy).

West Kanto Division 1 Champions: Serendib Leos. MVP: Manoj Silva (Serendib Leos).

West Kanto Division 2 Champions: University XI. MVP: Dasun Miyoshi (Tokyo Phoenix).

Kansai Division 1 Champions: Kyoto Super Lions CC. MVP: Rangana Cooray (Kyoto Super Lions).

Kansai Division 2 Champions: Osaka Kings CC. MVP: Tomoya Yoshikawa (Keihan Blaze).

Tokai Champions: Kawasaki Knight Riders CC. MVP: Lav Singh (Kawasaki Knight Riders).

University Champions Wicket

Mens Champions: Waseda University

Womens Champions: Doshisha University

Kanto University Men’s Championship

Champions: Waseda University

MVP: Taku Inage (Waseda), 67 runs & 2 wickets

Best Bowler: Ryusei Ozeki (Waseda) 3 wickets @ ?

Best Batsman: Kazumasa Hiratsuka (Utsunomiya), 134 runs @ 44.7

Kanto University Women’s Championship

Champions: Waseda University

MVP: Meg Ogawa (Waseda) (115 runs & 6 wickets)

Best Bowler: Sayaka Saito (Waseda) (9 wickets @ ?)

Best Batter: Meg Ogawa (Waseda) (115 runs @ ?)

Japan Under 19 League

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

MVP: Nikhil Pol (Tokyo Falcons), 340 runs & 8 wickets

Best Bowler: Yuto Yageta (Sano Braves), 14 wickets @ 10.5

Best Batsman: Tomo Rear (Lions), 320 runs @ 160.0

Japan Under 15 League

Champions: GIIS

MVP: Timothy Moore (Lions), 324 runs & 11 wickets

Best Bowler: Juto Ball (Lions), 15 wickets @ 7.8

Best Batsman: Rishaan Ukhande (GIIS), 313 runs @ 88.3

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