The Japan Cricket Association Annual Awards night was held in Tokyo on Saturday November 17th. The list of award winners for the 2018 season is below.

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Makoto Taniyama

Runner Up: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Third Place: Supun Nawarathna

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Ayako Nakayama

Runner Up: Mai Yanagida

Third Place: Akari Kitayama

Japan Premier League

Champions: South Kanto Super Kings

Best Bowler: Nozomi Tomizawa (Hurricanes), 18 wickets @ 7.2

Best Batsman: Supun Nawarathna (Hurricanes), 181 runs @ 30.2

MVP: Makoto Taniyama (Hurricanes), 140 runs & 7 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Max CC

Best Bowler: Makoto Taniyama (Max), 21 wickets @ 8.6

Best Batsman: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 584 runs @ 83.4

MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers), 584 runs & 20 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

Best Bowler: Amrik Singh (Falcons), 18 wickets @ 9.6

Best Batsman: Abhishek Telang (Men In Blue), 500 runs @ 55.6

MVP: Kuldeep Bisht (Falcons), 501 runs & 12 wickets

Japan Cricket League – Division 3

Champions: Rising Stars CC

Best Bowler: Rejwanur Kabir (Rising Stars), 17 wickets @ 14.6

Best Batsman: Ashik Chowdhury (Rising Stars), 283 runs @ 47.2

MVP: Ashik Chowdhury (Rising Stars), 283 runs & 12 wickets

Japan Women’s Cricket League

Champions: Wyverns CC

Best Fielder: Ema Kuribayashi (Wyverns), 4 catches

Best Bowler: Mai Yanagida (Wyverns), 8 wickets @ 7.3

Best Batsman: Erika Oda (Adore), 105 runs @ 105.0

MVP: Ayako Nakayama (Wyverns), 12 wickets

Japan Cup Finals Tournament

Japan Cup Champions: Ceylon XI

Best Bowler: Karthik Vellingiri (Alpha Quashers), 15 wickets @ 6.3

Best Batsman: Abdul Abbasi (Kinki), 129 runs @ 32.3

MVP: Kamrul Hasan (Tokai), 107 runs & 7 wickets

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Champions: Ceylon XI

East Kanto Champions: Men In Blue CC

South Kanto Champions: Alpha Quashers Yokohama CC

West Kanto Champions: University XI

Kinki Champions: Kobe Hawks

Tohoku Champions: Far Western CC

Japan Women’s Cricket Tournament

Champions: Wyverns – Fuji Far East

Best Fielder: Kanami Yamaguchi (Doshisha), 3 catches

Best Bowler: Ema Kribayashi (Wyverns-FFE), 2 wickets @ 8.0

Best Batsman: Ayako Nakayama (Wyverns-FFE), 57 runs @ 57.0

MVP: Akari Kitayama (Wyverns-FFE), 61 runs & 5 wickets

University Champions Wicket

Mens Champions: Waseda University

Womens Champions: Uenomiya High School

Kanto University Men’s Championship

Champions: Waseda University

Best Fielder: Shintaro Kanamaru (Keio), 4 catches

Best Bowler: Takahiro Aoki (Waseda), 9 wickets @ 3.8

Best Batsman: Rui Matsumura (Waseda), 128 runs @ 42.7

MVP: Rui Matsumura (Waseda), 128 runs & 6 wickets

Kanto University Women’s Championship

Champions: Waseda University

Best Fielder: Akari Kitayama (Waseda), 6 catches

Best Bowler: Nao Tokizawa (Keio), 9 wickets @ 11.0

Best Batsman: Nao Tokizawa (Keio), 225 runs @ 75.0

MVP: Nao Tokizawa (Keio), 225 runs and 9 wickets

Japan University Freshmen League

Womens MVP: Nao Tokizawa (Keio)

Mens MVP: Kohei Kubota (Keio)

Japan Under 19 League

Champions: Chiba My Ys

Best Bowler: Krishna Bhatia (Chiba My Ys), 15 wickets @ 4.7

Best Batsman: Kazumasa Takahashi (Wild Cats), 304 runs @ 50.7

MVP: Neel Date (Chiba My Ys), 152 runs & 15 wickets

Japan Under 15 League

Champions: North Kanto Braves

Best Bowler: Ashley Thurgate (Chiba My Ys), 11 wickets @ 7.4

Best Batsman: Ishaan Fartyal (Chiba My Ys), 219 runs @ 73.0

MVP: Reiji Suto (Braves), 180 runs & 5 wickets