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2015 East Asia Series (Friendly Matches)
In September 2015 Japan hosted a series of Twenty20 matches between the Japan Men’s Team, Hong Kong Dragons and an invitational ‘Commonwealth XI’. The Japan team, coached by Dhugal Bedingfield, played three matches, winning two and drawing one. The tournament homepage can be found by clicking here. The summary of the results is below: East Asia Series: 25th – 27th September 2015 25th September: Japan vs Hong Kong Dragons - Match Abandoned without a ball bowled. 26th…
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2015 Japan Tour of Hong Kong
In October/ November 2015 the Japan Men’s Team toured Hong Kong, playing a series of Twenty20 matches and one 40-over contest. The team, coached by Dhugal Bedingfield, played four matches, winning three and losing one. A full list of players selected can be seen by clicking here and the tournament homepage can be found by clicking here. The summary of the results is below: Hong Kong Tour: 30th October – 2nd November 30th October: Japan: 215/10 (29 Overs) Hong Kong…
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2016 Women’s World Cup Qualifier, East Asia-Pacific
In 2016 Japan Women competed in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier – EAP, a 50-over tournament that would take place in Samoa during July. The team was coached by Nicole Martin of Cricket Victoria and captained by Mai Yanagida. The tournament only featured three teams; Japan, Papua New Guinea and Samoa with Japan finishing third. Two players, Rio Endo and Ayana Suzuki, made their debuts during the tournament and a full ist of players selected can be found by clicking…
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WWCQ: PNG vs JPN
Highlights Match Report Japan were defeated by five wickets by Papua New Guinea in our opening match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Samoa today. Winning the toss and electing to bowl first, the PNG captain Pauke Siaka was delighted to see her bowlers maintain excellent discipline and make scoring incredibly difficult for the Japan players. After the loss of three early wickets, Shizuka Miyaji and Miho Kanno staged a mini-recovery with a partnership of 38, but either…
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WWCQ: JPN vs Samoa
Highlights Match Report Japan lost a close match against hosts Samoa in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Apia yesterday, going down by 26 runs after being set a tall target of 208 to win the match. Japan made a couple of changes after Game One, bringing in Aki Umetani and Rio Endo to replace Miho Asama and Kaoruko Nishida, and gave a much improved performance. Samoa won the toss and batted first, scoring quickly to begin with despite an…
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