The National Selection Committee for the Men’s Japan National Squads, chaired by Dhugal Bedingfield, have announced the preliminary Squads for Japan Men and Japan A. 

Koji Hardgrave-Abe and Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake are promoted from the Japan National Academy while Abhishek Anand is promoted from Japan A. 

In addition, Charlie Hara-Hinze and Kazuma Kato-Stafford are also part of the squad, while also remaining part of the Japan National Academy.

There may be additional members added following the Japan Premier League and early rounds of the domestic season. 

Men’s Japan National Squad

• Abhishek Anand (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)*
• Ryan Drake (Sano Cricket Club)
• Koji Hardgrave-Abe (Sano Cricket Club)**
• Benjamin Gou Ito-Davis (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Alester Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Kohei Kubota (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers Cricket Club)
• Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers Cricket Club)
• Reo Sakurano-Thomas (Sano Cricket Club)
• Abdul Samad (Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
• Alexander Shirai-Patmore (Sano Cricket Club)
• Declan Suzuki-McComb (Sano Cricket Club)
• Ibrahim Takahashi (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Makoto Taniyama (Sano Cricket Club)
• Marcus Thurgate (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake (Sano Cricket Club)**
• Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Sano Cricket Club)

*Promoted from Japan A

**Promoted from Japan National Academy

Men’s Japan National Squad and Japan National Academy

• Charlie Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club) – Under 19 and Under 16
• Kazuma Kato-Stafford (MAX Cricket Club) – Under 19 

The Men’s Japan A Squad has also been announced, with Ghufran Mir and Kawshan Kulasooriya named for the first time, while Dylan Kai Fujioka-Fletcher and Aarav Tiwari are promoted from the Japan National Academy.

Men’s Japan A Squad

• Kazumasa Hiratsuka (Sano Cricket Club)
• Dylan Kai Fujioka-Fletcher (Albion Eagles)**
• Zubair Khan (Sano Cricket Club)
• Shogo Kimura (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Kawshan Koolasuriya (Sano Cricket Club)*
• Jake Kusuda-Nairn (Sano Cricket Club)
• Ghufran Mir (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)*
• Masato Morita (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Manav Natarajan (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Supun Nawarathna (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Kento Ota-Dobell (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Muneeb Siddique Mian (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Tsuyoshi Takada (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Aarav Tiwari (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)**
• Ashley Thurgate (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)

*Selected for the first time

**Promoted from Japan National Academy

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.

The Men’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of the top performing players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Men’s National Team. Men’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.

The Men’s Japan A Squad, is an annual training squad consisting of promising players with the potential of representing Japan. This squad aims to help such players maximise their potential.

About the Men’s Japan National Squad

• The Men’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of the top performing players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Men’s National Team. Men’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad, the Men’s A Squad and the National Academy Squads.

About the Men’s Japan A Squad

• The Men’s Japan A Squad, is an annual training squad consisting of promising players with the potential of representing Japan. This squad aims to help such players maximise their potential.

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