The Japan Cricket Association Annual Awards night was held in Tokyo on Saturday December 2nd. The full list of award winners for the 2017 season is below.

Greg Chappell Cricket Centre Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Runner Up: Makoto Taniyama

Third Place: Raheel Kano

Greg Chappell Cricket Centre Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Shizuka Miyaji

Runner Up: Mai Yanagida

Third Place: Miho Kanno

Japan Premier League

Champions: South Kanto Super Kings

Best Bowler: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Super Kings), 15 wickets @ 6.4

Best Batsman: Raheel Kano (Hurricanes), 160 runs @ 26.7

MVP: Bebe Miyaji (Hurricanes), 127 runs & 13 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Sano CC

Best Bowler: Shodai Yamada (Wyverns), 24 wickets @ 11.7

Best Batsman: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 496 runs @ 49.6

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 496 runs & 16 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Sano CC

Best Bowler: Sabarivel Subramaniam (Alpha Quashers), 17 wickets @ 12.5

Best Batsman: Hasantha Ishara (Sano), 379 runs @ 54.1

MVP: Anees Thyrantakath (Alpha Quashers), 139 runs & 13 wickets

Japan Women’s Cricket League

Champions: Wyverns CC

Best Fielder: Ayako Nakayama (Wyverns), 4 catches

Best Bowler: Haruna Kakimoto (Mirandars), 5 wickets @ 12.6

Best Batsman: Miho Kanno (Adore), 178 runs @ 89.0

MVP: Mai Yanagida (Wyverns), 122 runs & 7 wickets

Japan Cup Finals Tournament

Japan Cup Champions: Alpha Quashers Yokohama CC

Best Bowler: Makoto Taniyama (Wyverns), 9 wickets @ 4.7

Best Batsman: Souta Wada (Kinki), 199 runs @ 66.3

MVP: Shodai Yamada (Wyverns), 69 runs & 10 wickets

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Champions: Samurai CC

East Kanto Champions: Men In Blue CC

South Kanto Champions: Alpha Quashers Yokohama CC

West Kanto Champions: University XI

Tokai Champions: Nagoya CC

Kinki Champions: Osaka CC

Japan University Men’s Championship

Champions Wicket: Chuo University

Best Fielder: Takahiro Aoki (Waseda Uni), 3 catches

Best Bowler: Ryuichi Sato (Chuo Uni), 10 wickets @ 4.5

Best Batsman: Rui Matsumura (Waseda Uni), 89 runs @ 49.5

MVP: Nozomi Tomizawa (Chuo Uni), 35 runs & 8 wickets

Japan University Women’s Championship

Champions Wicket: Waseda University

Best Fielder: Hikari Ishiguro (Waseda Uni), 3 catches & 4 run outs

Best Bowler: Haruna Kakimoto (Showa Women’s Uni), 8 wickets @ 7.0

Best Batsman: Yukina Sugino (Showa Women’s Uni), 99 runs @ 49.5

MVP: Haruna Kakimoto (Showa Women’s Uni), 50 runs & 8 wickets

Japan Under 19 League

Champions: Chiba My Ys

Best Bowler: Krishna Bhatia (Chiba My Ys), 14 wickets @ 3.9

Best Batsman: Kazumasa Takahashi (Wild Cats), 303 runs @ 50.5

MVP: Marcus Thurgate (Chiba My Ys), 136 runs & 8 dismissals

Japan Under 15 League

Champions: North Kanto Braves

Best Bowler: Kiyo Fujikawa (Braves), 13 wickets @ 7.9

Best Batsman: Kazumasa Takahashi (Braves), 232 runs @ 116.0

MVP: Ashley Thurgate (Chiba My Ys), 156 runs, 11 wickets, 10 catches