In September 2018 Japan Men travelled to Hong Kong for the second edition of the Men’s East Asia Cup. After being Runners Up in the first event two years earlier the team, co-coached by Dhugal Bedingfield of the JCA and Steve Zayler of Cricket Victoria, were extremely motivated.

The team, captained by Masaomi Kobayashi, included Kazumasa Takahashi who, at 15 years and one day old, became Japan’s youngest ever representative when he played against the Hong Kong Dragons. The group was also significant as Shogo Kimura, the former Baseball professional, made his debut in the tournament.

Japan played excellent cricket throughout the tournament winning all of their matches as Makoto Taniyama excelled with bat and ball to finish as second highest run scorer and fourth leading wicket-taker. The full list of players can be found by clicking here while all results are available on ESPN Cricinfo.

2018 Men’s East Asia Cup Schedule:

1. Date	Time	East Asia Cup	Venue
   Sep. 13 Thurs	09：30 – 12:30	Match 1: China vs Korea	Mission Road
   	12：30 – 13:30	Lunch
   	13：30 – 16:30	Match 2: Japan vs Hong Kong Dragons	Mission Road
   Sep. 14 Fri	09：30 – 12:30	Match 3: Korea vs Japan	Hong Kong CC
   	12：30 – 13:30	Lunch
   	13：30 – 16:30	Match 4: Hong Kong Dragons vs China	Hong Kong CC
   Sep. 15 Sat	09：30 – 12:30	Match 5: Japan vs China	Mission Road
   	12：30 – 13:30	Lunch
   	13：30 – 16:30	Match 6: Hong Kong Dragons vs Korea	Mission Road
   Sep. 16 Sun	09：30 – 12:30	3rd Pace Playoff	Kowloon CC
   	12：30 – 13:30	Lunch
   	13：30 – 16:30	Final	Kowloon CC
   	16：45 – 17:15	Closing Ceremony