In May 2012 the Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Women’s Trophy was hosted in Vanuatu which, alongside the hosts would include Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.   Japan dominated the tournament, winning all seven of their matches, all of which were Twenty20.   The tournament homepage can be found by clicking here....

Following the success in Vanuatu, Japan were invited to take part in the Singapore Cricket Association’s Twenty20 Challenge tournament in July.   Along with the hosts and Japan, Thailand and ‘Cricket Without Borders’ also competed.   The Japan team finished top of the group with three wins and one match abandoned due to rain, but...

As preparation for the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland, the Japan team toured the UK playing in a host of friendly matches. The team, coached by Scott McNaughton played in a variety of locations across England and Scotland, including the Nursery Ground at Lord’s. Games varied from Twenty20 to 50-Over matches.   Not all...

As reward for winning the 2012 Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Trophy, the Japan Women’s Team qualified to take part in the first round of qualifying for the Women’s World Twenty20 Tournament to be held in Bangladesh in 2014.   The qualifying tournament took place in 2013 in Ireland. It was arranged in a round robin format,...

In September 2014 the Japan Women’s Team took part in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. As in 2010, the tournament was held in the Twenty20 format. Japan were seeded courtesy of a third placed finish in 2010, which meant avoiding the group stage and going straight into a quarter final. The team, coached...

In September 2015 the Japan Women’s Team toured Korea, playing a series of Twenty20 matches as part of the inaugural East Asia Cup. The team, coached by Dhugal Bedingfield, played four matches, winning two and losing two. A full list of players selected can be seen by clicking here and the tournament homepage can be...