Gorillas Win Futures League II

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The fast bowling of Ryan Drake inspired the Gorillas to victory in Futures League II at the SICG, defeating the Turtles in a rematch of the 2022 Final. 

Over the course of two matches Drake took combined figures of seven for 29, including a competition best five for 17 in the final to earn him the match and tournament MVP awards. 

Drake, and new-ball partner Zubair Khan, vindicated the decision to bowl first by reducing the Turtles to 15 for five inside the first four overs, and despite a battling 23 from Charlie Matsumoto-Hinze, there was no real recovery from there. 

Bowled out for 75 in 17.4 overs, the match looked like it could be over quickly as Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake took 13 off the first over in the chase. However his dismissal slowed things down dramatically and it took a measured 17 from Aditya Phadke to break the back of the run chase. 

Ultimately the Gorillas squeezed home with five wickets and 15 balls to spare, giving coach Vinay Iyer plenty of reason to celebrate after stringing together three successive victories. 

The Gorillas had earned their place in the final virtue of a win in a de facto semi final against the Vipers, which was reduced to 13 overs-a-side due to morning rain. 

Drake and Khan again set the tone with the ball, conceding just 20 runs in their six overs to restrict the Vipers to 70 for even despite an anchoring 25 from Kento Ota-Dobell. 

Despite a wobble at 33 for three, a 38-run stand between Hugo Tani-Kelly and Daniel Panckhurst was enough to ensure Gorillas a six-wicket win and genuine confidence in their ability to chase. 

That win for the Gorillas condemned the Vipers to the third-place play-off for the second year running, once again against the Dragons, who suffered a third loss in succession when the Turtles beat them by nine-runs in the shortened morning match. 

The Vipers, looking to avoid a second successive wooden spoon, fancied their chances after posting the highest score of the weekend thanks to a 39-ball 49 from Kento Ota-Dobell in an 87-run partnership with Koji Hardgrave-Abe (33). 

A total of 131 for seven looked imposing, but with nothing to lose the Dragons, just like a year ago, dug deep to grab their only win of the weekend to snatch third place. Ashley Thurgate (26) and Shu Noguchi (22) gave a great platform that was finished off by stand-in captain Kazuma Kato-Stafford who’s 18* was enough to get his team home by four wickets with three balls to spare.

Once again the Futures League has provided a wonderful opportunity for young players aged under 23 to showcase their ability and practise playing on the turf pitches in front of the cameras, all of which will hold them in good stead going forwards. 

The JCA would like to thank everyone involved in the weekend, from players to families, coaches and volunteers who all played a vital role in making Futures League II another memorable weekend. 

Match Summaries:

  • Vipers, 70/7 (Ota-Dobell 25), lost to Gorillas 74/4, by six wickets
  • Turtles, 88/4 (Suzuki 39*), beat Turtles, 79/7 (Tiwari 3/6), by nine runs

*both matches 13 overs-a-side

  • Final: Turtles, 75/10 (Matsumoto-Hinze 23, Drake 5/17), lost to Gorillas, 76/5 (Tiwari 3/20), by five wickets.
  • 3rd Place: Vipers, 131/7 (Ota-Dobell 49, Hardgrave-Abe 33) lost to Dragons, 134/6 (A.Thurgate 26, Noguchi 22), but four wickets

Individual Awards:

  • Best Batter: Koji Hardgrave-Abe (106 runs, average 35.33)
  • Best Bowler: Zubair Khan (7 wickets, economy 3.46)
  • Most Valuable Player: Ryan Drake (11 wickets, economy 5.18)

Final Standings:

  • Winners: Gorillas. Captain Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Coach Vinay Iyer
  • Runners Up: Turtles. Captain Declan Suzuki, Coach Makoto Taniyama
  • Third Place: Dragons. Captain Kazumasa Hiratsuka/Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Coach, Raheel Kano
  • Fourth Place: Vipers. Captain Marcus Thurgate, Coach Reo Sakurano-Thomas

Turtles Titles Defence On Track

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Defending titles is supposed to be tough but the Turtles began their bid to retain the Futures League in fine style on a sunkissed day at the Sano International Cricket Ground. 

In match one they defeated the Gorillas in a repeat of the 2022 final. The Turtles battled to 117 all out, with 32 added by the last two partnerships, and Zubair Khan starring for the bowling side by taking four for 11.

In response the Gorillas could muster only 79 as Shotaro Hiratsuka picked up two wickets for just three runs with captain Declan Suzuki, and Mehmood Sameer, taking three apiece to give their team a win by 38 runs. 

With a fast start behind them the Turtles then vanquished the Vipers in remarkably similar fashion. Batting first they managed one more run, 118 for seven with Hiratsuka 24 and Charlie Matsumoto-Hinze 28*.

The Vipers, delighted with three wickets for Yu Kinoshita, knew that total would be tough to chase and so it proved. A fast start by Marcus Thurgate (six and four from the first two balls of the innings), proved to be an early peak as 21 without loss became 36 for six in the blink of an eye. 

2022 MVP Suzuki again picked up three wickets, and in total all eight bowlers used by the Turtles contributed to bowling the Vipers all out for 78 to secure a 40-run win and leave them sitting pretty at the top of the table. 

The Vipers had come into that match after a crushing win against the Dragons, thanks almost entirely to captain Koji Hardgrave-Abe, who compiled an assured half-century on his Futures League debut. 

His 58* led his team to a total of 101 all out with Ashley Thurgate too much for the rest of the batters to deal with as his off-spin collected four wickets for just three runs, although Kazumasa Hiratsuka had done plenty of damage early on with three wickets of his own in an excellent opening spell.

The Vipers believed their total was competitive and they were proved correct as their bowlers tore through the Dragons batting line up to have them all out for just 52, with six bowlers taking wickets. The end result was a 49-run win for the Vipers, and that run-rate boost would ultimately be enough to give them second place in the table at the end of the day. 

It was not such a good day for the Dragons, who like last year have begun the tournament with two defeats on day one. There were positives however, as Shu Noguchi and Nihar Parmar put on 78 for the second wicket in their match against the Gorillas. 

A total of 110 for five on a day when nobody had chased seemed to give them a great opportunity to earn a win, although the four for 13 from Ryan Drake, including a sharp caught and bowled, suggests that he could be approaching his best.

The Dragons’ hopes of victory were severely hampered by the multitude of lives given to Gorillas captain Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake who duly punished them. An unbroken partnership of 52 between him and Yuto Yageta took the Gorillas to a win by seven wickets in the fading light. 

The action returns on Day Two, don’t forget to tune into the JCA YouTube Channel, or Fancode in the Indian Subcontinent, to catch all the action. 

Match Summaries: 

  • Turtles, 117/10 (Khan 4/11), beat Gorillas, 79/10 (Sameer 3/8, Suzuki 3/10) by 38 runs.
  • Vipers, 101/10 (Hardgrave-Abe 58*, A.Thurgate 4/3, K.Hiratsuka 3/7), beat Dragons, 52/10, by 49 runs. 
  • Turtles, 118/7 (Matsumoto-Hinze 28*, S.Hiratsuka 24, Kinoshita 3/11), beat Vipers, 78/10 (Suzuki 3/9), by 40 runs. 
  • Dragons, 110/5 (Parmar 38, Noguchi 34, Drake 4/13), lost to Gorillas, 112/3 (L.Yamamoto-Lake 48*, Yageta 21*) by 7 wickets.

International Schedule for 2023 Confirmed

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The Japan National Teams have a busy year ahead with multiple competitions now confirmed. 

Head of Cricket Operations Alan Curr said: “Everyone here is excited at the prospect of a full international schedule after such a long time without international tours. To have our Men’s, Women’s and Under 19 team all in action in 2023 means fans of Japan Cricket are going to be in for a feast of competitive cricket.”

Men’s Japan National Team

The Men’s team will be in action immediately after Golden Week with a Sri Lanka Emerging Squad touring Japan from the 10th – 15th May. The visitors will travel to Sano to help display the positive relationship between the two nations and help our men prepare for a busy year. 

In July the Men will travel to Papua New Guinea to play in the 2023 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Final. The tournament will be a double round-robin with Japan up against hosts PNG, plus the Philippines and Vanuatu with the winner qualifying for the T20 World Cup to be held in the Caribbean and USA in 2024. 

In late September the men will participate in the rearranged 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China as part of Team Japan. This will be the first time the Japan Men have participated in the Asian Games and further news on this will be published once the participating teams and format is announced. 

Lastly, the men are due to participate in the 2023 Men’s East Asia Cup alongside China, Hong Kong and Korea. Dates for this are still to be confirmed. 

Women’s Japan National Team

The Women’s team are one step further back on the pathway to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and will compete in the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier this year. 

The tournament will be held in Vanuatu in early September with the team travelling in late August, to compete in the seven-team tournament. The winner of the event will qualify for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier to be held in either late 2023 or early 2024.  

The Women’s team is also due to participate in the 2023 Women’s East Asia Cup in China. We hope to announce the host city and schedule soon.

Japan Under 19 Team

The Japan Under 19 team will take the field for the first time since the 2020 World Cup in South Africa when they travel to Darwin to play in the ICC Men’s Under 19 Cricket World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. 

This will be a seven-team tournament and Japan will start their campaign against heavy favourites New Zealand. The other five teams participating are Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu. 

Full Schedule (in date order)

May 9 – 16: 

Sri Lanka Emerging Squad Tour to Japan (Men’s Japan National Team); Sano, Japan

June 10 – 22: 

ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier; Darwin, Australia

July 20 – 30:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup EAP Final; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

August 30 – September 9:

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier; Port Vila, Vanuatu

September 29 – October 8:

19th Asian Games (Men’s Japan National Team); Hangzhou, China 

To Be Confirmed

Men’s East Asia Cup 2023

Women’s East Asia Cup 2023

We wish all our teams the best of luck and hope that everyone in Japan will get behind them!

One Short – JCL Round 1 Report

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It was the ultimate homecoming game from Makoto Taniyama as he led Max to victory in the opening round of 2023s JCL Division One.

After spending a season with Sano CC, Taniyama returned with a bang, scoring his maiden century in the JCL. Ending on 111, more runs than he made for Sano in the whole of 2022, Taniyama wasn’t alone in the boundary hitting with Supun Navarathna scoring a quickfire 61 off 36 balls.

The pair combined for a 99-run partnership helping Max to a first innings total of 294/8. Despite the massive total, Rashidrafiq Rana found success with the ball taking four wickets for 61.

In what was going to be a tough chase,  Paddy Foleys’ Khan Abdul Jabbar, fought and top scored with 53 for his side. But regular wickets took the game away from the Paddys and they were eventually bowled out for 177. Four of Max’s bowlers took a pair of wickets to start the season off strongly with a win by 117 runs.

Sano vs Wyverns is always a tight contest and proved so yet again with Sano just edging their long-time rivals.

After an early wicket, Sano’s Kazumasa Hiratsuka (43) and Reo Sakurano-Thomas (60) stabilised the innings, sharing a 107-run third-wicket partnership. Sano looked in a strong position at the midway point and a score of 250+ looked feasible, but the Wyverns pulled it back and both Hiratsuka and Sakurano-Thomas fell in quick succession. Kohei Kubota then tore through the lower-order batters claiming figures of five for 28 helping to bowl out Sano for 199.

Wyverns` powerhouse openers Wataru Miyauchi and Shogo Kimura started the innings very conservatively scoring just 33 after 14 overs. The breakthrough finally came in the 19th over when Kimura departed for 25 and six overs later, Miyauchi fell for 39 leaving the Wyverns needing 100 off 15 overs. Sano kept chipping away with regular wickets as they eventually won with 23 runs in credit as they dismissed the Wyverns for 176.

Sano’s new fast bowler Zubair Khan, took the best figures of three for 34 helping his team get off to a great start and the match can still be viewed on the JCA YouTube Channel.

Last season’s JCL Division One champions, the Tigers, made easy work of the Wombats picking up where they left off.

Wombats’ strong top order scored a majority of the runs in the first innings led by star opening batter Alex Shirai-Patmore making 66. Tigers’ bowlers were ruthless as they strangled the Wombats to 197/7 after 40. Last year’s JCL MVP Sabaorish Ravichandran carried on his form taking four wickets for 26.

Despite a hiccup with an early wicket, the Tigers chased the total with ease in under 25 overs with eight wickets to spare. Opener Sachin Thakur made good early work scoring 60 with Anil Kumar alongside him with a not-out 65*. Off the back of a good bowling performance, Ravichandran finished the chase with a quickfire 47 of 17 to pick up a bonus point win for the Tigers.

The 2022 semi-finalists, Men In Blue, won their season opener against the Alpha Quashers Yokohama, but were made to work for what looked like being a regulation victory.

In the first innings, MIB bowled the Alpha Quashers out in just under 30 overs for just 101. Seventh bowling option Vishal Patel was the destroyer-in-chief, taking five for 20 leaving the Quashers needing a miracle to defend their total.

The Alpha Quashers bowled well to start at had MIB wobbling at 49 for five, but the pressure could not hold as the star of the first innings, Vishal Patel, scored 39* guided them home with five wickets to spare in just over 26 overs, adding a bonus point to their win.

Two teams who had disappointing 2022 seasons and wanting to start the season in a positive manner, battled in a close affair between the Rising Stars and the Chiba Sharks.

Batting first, Sharks’ captain Dhugal Bedingfield couldn’t repeat his round one magic, being dismissed cheaply as the team was in trouble early. Ibrahim Takahashi came to the Sharks’ rescue as he steadied the innings building two 50+ run partnerships with Muneeb Siddique (19) and Hafis Mohammed (21). Takahashi himself made 69 helping his side reach a total of 197 after 40.

In a chaseable total, the Rising Stars had a nightmare start, losing three quick wickets within the first six overs. However, a game turning 129-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Mohammed Alagmir and Ashik Chowdhury turned the match back into their favour.

The Sharks never quit and punched back getting Alagmir (72) and Chowdhury (47) in quick succession and from there, they rolled through the rest of the order taking seven wickets for 22 runs to bowl the Rising Stars out for 169 and win by 28 runs.

This match can also still be seen on the JCA YouTube Channel.

Two of last season’s semi-finalists, the Tokyo Rangers and Tokyo Falcons faced off in Round One in a high scoring game.

The Rangers batters took it to the Falcons early despite losing an early wicket, Kodikara Charith (60) and Chanaka Madhushanka (58) put on a 101 run third wicket partnership to get them off to a perfect start. When Madhushanka fell, number four Habib Ahmed continued the onslaught adding 54 of his own. Unfortunately, no one from the Rangers was able to capitalise on a really big score which prevented them making 300 as they finished 266/8 after 40.

The Falcons’ chase started well as they reached 50 in the powerplay without loss. Last season’s JCL top run scorer Safraz Petkar, made 50 but was dismissed immediately afterwards along with the Falcons hopes of victory.

The difference maker in the innings were the three run outs that killed the momentum as Rangers bowled the Falcons out for 216 earning themselves a 50-run win. Mudhushanka added a couple wickets to his 50 runs to claim MVP as well as the win for his Rangers who are still undefeated in the round robin stage of JCL Division One.

POINTS TABLE AFTER ROUND ONE: https://cricclubs.com/cricketorjp/viewPointsTable.do?league=424&clubId=21278

National Squads for 2023 Announced

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The Japan National Squads for 2023 have been announced. Please see the below links for all of the relevant squads.

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead. 

[About the Men’s Japan National Squad]

  • The Men’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of the top performing players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Men’s National Team. Men’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.

[About the Men’s Japan A Squad]

  • The Men’s Japan A Squad, previously the Men’s U23 category of the National Academy, is an annual training squad consisting of promising players with the potential of representing Japan. This squad aims to help such players maximise their potential.

[About the Women’s Japan National Squad]

  • The Women’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of promising players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Women’s National Team. Women’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.

[About the Japan National Academy]

  • The Japan National Academy has a Men’s U19 category and a Men’s U15 category. Each category is a group of promising players within each age limit that take part in an annual training program. The aim of the Men’s U19 category is to build an inspirational Men’s U19 Japan National Team while the Men’s U15 category aims to develop the next generation of players. Men’s U19 Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from both categories of the National Academy.

Japan National Academy 2023 Announced

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The following players have been named in the Japan National Academy for 2023. 

Following rain in March, the National Trials have been rescheduled for early May and players may be added to the two squads below based on performances in both the trials and the Futures League. 

Japan National Academy (Men’s U19)

  • Chihaya Arakawa (Sano Braves Cricket Club)
  • Kota Hasegawa (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
  • Shotaro Hiratsuka (Sano Braves Cricket Club)
  • Tetsuro Kato (Acton Cricket Club)
  • Issa Katakura (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
  • Tomoki Kurihara (Sano Braves Cricket Club)**
  • Noah Michalski (Lions Cricket Club)**
  • Timothy Natsuki Moore (Lions Cricket Club)**
  • Ryuki Ozeki (Sano Braves Cricket Club)
  • Nihar Parmar (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)**
  • Aditya Amit Phadke (Alpha Quashers Cricket Club)
  • Nikhil Pol (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)
  • Tomo Rear (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)**
  • Arron Regin (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)
  • Hayato Shimada (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
  • Rithvik Sivakumar (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)
  • Kazuma Kato-Stafford (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
  • Aarav Tiwari (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
  • Jamie Urano-Fordyce (Lions Cricket Club)
  • Yuto Yageta (Sano Braves Cricket Club)
  • Max Yonekawa-Lynn (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)*

*First time named in squad

**Promoted from Under 15 Squad

Japan National Academy (Men’s U15)

  • Taiga William Hague (Lions Cricket Club)
  • Hugo Tani-Kelly (University of Queensland Cricket Club)*
  • Rikuto Honjo (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
  • Luke Kosuke Mynard (Fleet Cricket Club)*
  • Kaede Sommer (Lions Cricket Club)
  • Hashaan Muhammad (Sano Braves Cricket Club)

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.

[About the Japan National Academy]

  • The Japan National Academy has a Men’s U19 category and a Men’s U15 category. Each category is a group of promising players within each age limit that take part in an annual training program. The aim of the Men’s U19 category is to build an inspirational Men’s U19 Japan National Team while the Men’s U15 category aims to develop the next generation of players. Men’s U19 Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from both categories of the National Academy.

Men’s Japan National Squad and Men’s Japan A Squad 2023 Announced (Preliminary)

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A preliminary squad of 11 players have been chosen as part of the Men’s Japan National Squad for 2023.

With three major tournaments potentially happening later in the year (announcements coming soon) the selectors have followed the example of 2022 and chosen a smaller squad to start the year. 

The selectors will then use the early season matches, specifically the Japan Premier League, to look at players before finalising the Men’s Japan National Squad and the Men’s Japan A Squad. 

Men’s Japan National Squad:

  • Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
  • Kouhei Kubota (Wyverns Cricket Club / Keio University Knights Cricket Club)
  • Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers Cricket Club)
  • Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns Cricket Club)
  • Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers Cricket Club)
  • Reo Sakurano (Sano Cricket Club)
  • Alexander Shirai-Patmore (Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
  • Declan Suzuki-McComb (Cheltenham Cricket Club)
  • Ibrahim Takahashi (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
  • Makoto Taniyama (MAX Cricket Club / Osaka Raiders Cricket Club)
  • Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Willetton Dragons Cricket Club)

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.

[About the Men’s Japan National Squad]

  • The Men’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of the top performing players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Men’s National Team. Men’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.

[About the Men’s Japan A Squad]

  • The Men’s Japan A Squad, previously the Men’s U23 category of the National Academy, is an annual training squad consisting of promising players with the potential of representing Japan. This squad aims to help such players maximise their potential.

Women’s Japan National Squad 2023 Announced

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The Women’s Japan National Squad for 2023 has been chosen with 20 Japan-based players selected along with four more who are currently living overseas in Australia and England.

Ex captain Kurumi Ota has returned to the squad after a break of 6 years.

Women’s Japan National Squad

  • Ahilya Chandel (Penrith Cricket Club)
  • Ayumi Doi (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)*
  • Ayumi Fujikawa (Doshisya Cricket Club)
  • Kiyo Fujikawa (Fuji Far East Cricket Club)
  • Hinase Goto (Doshisya Cricket Club)
  • Palak Gundecha (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)*
  • Mei Elizabeth Hague (Kawasaki Knight Riders)*
  • Haruna Iwasaki (Sendai University Cricket Club)
  • Ikuho Kakinuma (Sano Braves)*
  • Ruan Kanai (Fuji Far East Cricket Club)
  • Akari Nishimura (Sendai University Cricket Club)**
  • Shimako Kato (Gunnersbury Women’s Cricket Club)
  • Mako Munakata (University of Tsukuba)
  • Elena Kusuda-Nairn (Gold Coast District Cricket Club)
  • Yukino Nakayama (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
  • Ayaka Oda (Sendai University Cricket Club)*
  • Erika Oda (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
  • Meg Ogawa (Wyverns Cricket Club)
  • Kurumi Ota (Kawasaki Knight Riders)
  • Shrunali Ranade (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
  • Seika Sumi (Sendai University Cricket Club)
  • Mai Yanagida (Wyverns Cricket Club)
  • Nonoha Yasumoto (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)*
  • Minami Yoshioka (University of Tsukuba) 

*First time selected

**Formerly Akari Kano

The selectors may decide to add new players to the squad based on performances during the season, particularly in the J-BASH All-Stars and Women’s Japan Premier League.

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.

[About the Women’s Japan National Squad]

  • The Women’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of promising players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Women’s National Team. Women’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.

Women’s National Team Partner

  • Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd.

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Live Stream Schedule Announced for 2023 Season

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We are excited to announce the schedule of live streamed matches for the 2023 season as below. All matches will be streamed live on the JCA YouTube Channel.  Please also see the event calendar here.

All of the below productions* will feature a minimum of three cameras and commentary in at least one language.

  • Future’s League (April 29,30)
  • Japan Premier League (May 5-7)
  • Women’s J-BASH All Stars (May 21, September 30)
  • Japan Cricket League T10 (May 21,27, July 15,16,17,22)
  • Japan Cricket League T20 (July 29, August 5,12,19,26, September 2,23)
  • Women’s Japan Premier League (July 15-17)
  • Embassy Cup (October 28,29)
  • Japan Cup National Finals (October 22)

*These productions will not be available live on our YouTube channel in some regions such as South Asia.

The following 40-over matches will also be on the live stream with a single fixed camera without commentary.

Japan Cricket League Division One:

  • April 1,8,15
  • June 24
  • July 1,8
  • September 9,16
  • October 7,14
  • November 4

There may be additions to the above which we will announce in due course.

Details of the FairBreak Invitational 2023

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The FairBreak Invitational 2023 will take place in Hong Kong from 3-16 April, and this year features two players players who have represented the Women’s Japan National Team: Shizuka Miyaji and Akari Nishimura (formerly Kano).

Here is some key information about the event

Venue: Kowloon Cricket Club

Schedule: The schedule for the tournament is below, please note that Hong Kong is one hour behind Japan, so please add one hour for start times in Japan.

Watch Live: All matches will be streamed live in Japan on the Cricket Hong Kong Facebook page

Japan Players:

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