In November 2014 Japan took part in the ICC East Asia Pacific Regional Tournament as part of the pathway to World Cup Qualification and the World Cricket League. The competition would feature eight teams in the Twenty20 format, followed by another four teams in a 50-over knockout format.

 

The Japan team, coached by Dhugal Bedingfield, played seven matches, winning two and losing five. In the four-team 50-over knockout event the Japan team were defeated in the semi-final.

 

The squad selected can be found by clicking here.

 

The tournament homepage can be found by clicking here.

 

The summary of the results is below:

 

ICC EAP T20 Trophy: 19^th – 23^rd November 2014

19^th November:

Samoa: 166/6 (20 Overs)

Japan: 146/9 (20 Overs)

Samoa win by 20 runs

19^th November:

Indonesia: 98/7 (20 Overs)

Japan: 100/0 (9.1 Overs)

Japan win by 10 wickets

20^th November:

Japan: 102/9 (20 Overs)

Philippines: 106/4 (14.4 Overs)

Philippines win by 6 wickets

20^th November:

Fiji: 161/9 (20 Overs)

Japan: 79/9 (18 Overs)

Fiji win by 82 runs

22^nd November:

Papua New Guinea: 179/5 (20 Overs)

Japan: 84/10 (17 Overs)

Papua New Guinea win by 95 runs

22^nd November:

Vanuatu: 150/10 (20 Overs)

Japan: 74/10 (18.4 Overs)

Vanuatu win by 76 runs

23^rd November:

Japan: 160/4 (20 Overs)

Cook Islands: 141/9 (20 Overs)

Japan win by 19 runs

50-over Knockout:

25^th November:

Japan: 103/10 (40.3 Overs)

Fiji: 104/1 (19 Overs)

Fiji win by 9 wickets