Outfield:It will be short,dry.Pitch: good.We will mow tomorrow morning.
Outfield: a little bit long,dry . Pitch: good.
Outfield: short,dry . Pitch: good.
Outfield: short,dry . Pitch: good.
some team have left 30 yards markers on ground AGAIN.be attention.
As part of the recently agreed sponsorship agreement between the Japan Cricket Association and SMJ Corporation that made SMITH sunglasses the official eyewear supplier for Japan Cricket, four ambassadors have been confirmed.
An ambassador was chosen from each of the four training squads and these are:
Men’s National Squad: Shogo Kimura
Women’s National Squad: Mai Yanagida
Men’s National Academy: Kazumasa Takahashi
Women’s National Academy: Sonia Wylde
SMJ Corporation is the distributor of SMITH, an American outdoor eyewear brand which is a world leader in snow goggles, in Japan. Originating from Sun Valley, Idaho, Smith was founded in 1965 with the invention of the first snow goggle featuring a sealed thermal lens and breathable vent foam. With 50 years of innovation and design experience, Smith is widely known today as an industry leader that pioneers advanced eyewear and helmets that incorporate dynamic technologies, optimized performance and clean styling to fuel fun beyond walls. Smith seeks to power thrilling experiences and peak performance in outdoor adventures with a comprehensive collection that exudes modern style and vibrant personality.
Fleming: Capped at last
Two significant individual performances set up memorable wins for the Chiba Sharks and Alpha Quashers which will have both believing 2018 could be their year.
The Sharks have not sat atop the table since 2016, and have not won the league since 2010, but a crunching 177-run win over Tokyo Wombats leaves them looking down on the rest and confidence growing after six wins in succession.
Their latest victory was based on a sublime 146 from debutant Kendel Fleming. Japan born but Queensland based, Fleming has been on the Sharks books for two years but had to wait patiently for a chance to take the field, and seemed intent to make up for lost time.
It was not all plain sailing however, as Sharks slumped to 72/5 before another half-Japanese/ half Australian Marcus Thurgate (14) joined Fleming in a partnership of 56 to steady things and then Nozomi Tomizawa (28) added 83 to the total before Fleming was eventually caught on the boundary. Sharks ended up all out for 246 in 36.1 overs.
As if scoring all the runs wasn’t enough, Fleming then grabbed 3/3 as Sharks defended their total with consummate ease, whipping out the Wombats for just 69 to give them the bonus point that takes them top.
Speaking later on Fleming said: “I was pretty nervous making my debut as there were a lot of people around, but once I hit four sixes in a row I believed I could get a big score. I probably should have got closer to 180, but can’t complain. The wickets were a nice bonus too.”
For the Wombats Augustine Jacob top scored with 18 and returned the best figures of 2/28. Their hopes of a top four finish now rest firmly on beating MAX and the Quashers in the next two rounds, for which they hope to have Alex Patmore back after missing this match.
Kumar – AQCCs 1st Centurion
The Alpha Quashers Rohit Kumar became the first man to score a hundred for his club in the top division, his 117 was well supported by Nilesh Kanugo (40) and Nirmal Prasaath whose 41 from 23 at number nine boosted the total to 306/8 after 40 overs.
For the first time this season Sabaorish Ravichandran was unable to produce any fireworks as Ranjith Mouli’s 64 provided the platform only for Devendra Dhaka to take centre stage in taking 4/17 as Tigers fell all out for 168 inside 32 overs to give Quashers a win by 138-runs and welcome bonus point to all but guarantee their place in the Semi Finals for the first time.
Wyverns lost ground on the rest by making the strange choice to call off their Sunday clash with Sano CC on Friday night because of the weather forecast, only for it not to rain which helped Sano double their points tally for the season.
MAX CC had no problems playing their fixture on the same day as they tore out Paddy Foley’s for just 76; Vinay Iyer grabbing 3/7. The chase was over in a flash as Supun Nawarathna carved 37* from 26 balls to take MAX to a much needed win by nine wickets in just 8.4 overs.
Outfield:short,dry.Pitch: good.
Outfield: long,dry . Pitch: good.
Outfield: short,dry . Pitch: good.
Outfield: short,dry . Pitch: good.
some team have left 30 yards markers on ground.be attention.
The touring squad for the Men’s East Asia Cup to be held in Hong Kong was announced today with several players earning their first call up for a tournament.
The group of 14 will include for the first time Kazumasa Takahashi who will celebrate his 15th birthday on the day of departure, and Shogo Kimura, the former Baseball professional, and will be captained by Masaomi Kobayashi.
The tournament will see Japan compete against China, Hong Kong Dragons and Korea.
Matches will take place each day from September 13th – 16th and regular updates will be posted on all the Japan Cricket Association social media sites as well as match reports featuring on our website.
The full group of 14 is as follows:
The tournament will be staffed by JCA employees, with Dhugal Bedingfield taking the role of Coach and Alan Curr acting as Team Manager.
We wish the team good luck in their attempts to win a first East Asia Cup title.
Outfield:short,but it will get wet .If it not rain,you can play.Pitch: good.
Outfield: short,but it will get wet . Pitch: good.
Outfield: short,but it will get wet . Pitch: good.
Outfield: short, but it will get wet .If it not rain,you may play. Pitch: good.
Heavy rain will come this Saturday.Be careful and watch forecast.
The Super Kings have had much to celebrate this year.
On a day of extreme temperatures in Sano and Yokohama all four Japan Premier League teams went home with one win apiece after some hard-fought T20 cricket.
The two unbeaten teams, South Kanto Super Kings and West Kanto Hurricanes met at the YC&AC to decide who would go top of the table.
The Super Kings showed why they are the reigning champions by cruising to a surprisingly simple win against the Hurricanes in the morning match.
Piyush Kumbhare (2/13), Raman Tanwar (2/11) and Manoj Bardhwaj (3/10) all starred with the ball as the Super Kings bowled out the much-hyped Hurricanes batting line up for just 65.
Former pro-baseball star Shogo Kimura (21) was the only Hurricanes batsmen who looked like scoring runs before being dismissed by a sharp catch to Bhardwaj off his own bowling.
The Hurricanes haven’t let much slip through their fingers so far.
The Hurricanes showed plenty of fight in defending the small total, taking five wickets thanks to a fine opening spell from Nozomi Tomizawa (2/12) before captain Alex Patmore guided his side to victory in the 13th over.
After a slightly disappointing morning match the visiting fans were treated to a more entertaining contest in the afternoon.
The Super Kings, batting first this time, made it to 145 before being bowled out on the final ball of the innings.
Pavethy Velusamy was the chief architect of the innings, hitting seven boundaries and a six in his 40 off 22 balls, Tomizawa again the pick ofthe bowlers with 4/25.
In reply the Hurricanes lost Bebe Miyaji early before Makoto Taniyama (30) teamed up with Supun Nawarathna for a 114 run partnership, which broke the back of the chase.
After clubbing 11 fours and five sixes Nawarathna was eventually caught by Tsuyoshi Takada for 91 but by that stage the damage was done and the Hurricanes were able to chase down the target with an over to spare.
Young gun Kazumasa Takhashi collects the MVP in game 1.
In Sano, temperatures reached 40 degrees as the North Kanto Lions won the toss and elected to bat against the East Kanto Sunrisers.
A 55 run opening partnership between Chathura Aravinda (25) and 14 year-old prodigy Kazumasa Takahashi (36) laid a solid foundation before Dhanuska Liyanagunawardana (23) and Thapa Bijaya (23) got the Lions to a healthy total of 159/4 off their 20 overs.
A constant flow of wickets meant the Sunrisers couldn’t maintain the required momentum despite an entertaining knock of 28 from 15 balls by Sanjaya Yapabandara.
Former Nepal international Raj Pradhan was the pick of the bowlers with 3/13 as the Lions bowled out the Sunrisers for 112.
Bhutto Umair, unorthodox but effective.
The Sunrisers, suffering from the heat, were not given much chance of winning the second match but some smart bowling made it possible to restrict the Lions to a below-par 123/9 off their 20 overs.
The spin combination of Dhugal Bedingfield (1/14) and Abhishek Khattri Chhetri (1/15) restricted the flow of runs while the pace of Ashik Chowdury (3/31) and Hanif Khan (3/23) did the damage.
In reply the Sunrisers were struggling at 36/4 but a match winning innings from Bhutto Umair (56), which included five sixes, was enough to get his team over the line by three wickets in the last over.
The end result is that the Super Kings and Hurricanes are level on three wins at the top of the table while the Lions and Hurricanes are level on one win at the bottom.
The round robin stage of the JPL concludes in September when the Hurricanes travel to the Sano International Cricket Ground to take on the Lions and the Super Kings travel to the newly rennovated Sammu ground to play the Sunrisers.
As the temperatures in Sano continue to teeter near boiling point, so the race for the top four in the JCL causes many a team to sweat.
In Round Eight Wyverns were the latest team to benefit from the MAX CC free fall. A comfortable 96-run win for last years Runners Up keeps their slim semi hopes alive while the form of their Japanese National Squad players is also a boost ahead of some big tournaments later in the year.
Miyauchi – Runs in the heat
Wataru Miyauchi continued his breakthrough season with a third half century at the top of the order, and this time his partnership with Shogo Kimura was not all boom and bust. Kimura made a career best 47 from 42 balls to put on 77 for the first wicket. Miyauchi then combined with Bebe Miyaji (51) but the hot weather got the better of the little keeper who eventually retired with heatstroke.
Miyaji’s dismissal, one of five for Sachin Sererath (5/63), precipitated a steady tumble from 151/2 to 230/9, although Miyauchi returned at the fall of the 9th wicket to finish unbeaten on 59* and see Wyverns through to 40 overs.
Early wickets in the chase from ex international Shinya Yagura (4/44) made the task difficult and when star batsman Supun Nawarathna (38) was seventh out with the score on just 93 the writing was on the wall. Dismissing MAX for 134 gave Wyverns a valuable bonus point and MAX are looking cooked after four losses in a row.
Tigers CC have suffered just one defeat this season, also at the hands on Wyverns, but their form continues to look imperious as Sabaorish Ravichandran scales new heights of personal achievement.
Ravichandran – JCL Boss
Not content with being the runaway leading run scorer in Division One, with an average more than twice as high as the next best (128), his leg-spin claimed the best figures of the season so far and shot him to the top of the wicket-takers table as well. Oh, and he has eight catches this season as well, the most of any player…including wicketkeepers.
Tokyo Wombats were the latest victims of the Ravichandran Rampage, their 177/9 based around another half century from Alex Patmore whose 57 laid foundations that the rest of the team were unable to build upon.
After finishing with 6/27 Ravichandran then blasted a 46-ball 69 to put the result to bed and earn a bonus point in a convincing four-wicket win. Afterwards the MVP was able to ruminate on six half centuries and one century from eight innings this season. Insane stats.
The Chiba Sharks are emerging as genuine challengers for the title as they completed a fifth successive victory, matching what Tigers achieved earlier in the season. A win over Paddy Foley’s is no longer celebrated as it used to be, but it further builds confidence for a young side with plenty of emerging talent.
Matsumura – Young Shark
Rui Matsumura led the charge grabbing three wickets with only seven runs on the board. He finished with seasons best figures of 4/36 as only Raman Tanwar offered serious resistance scoring 41 in a total of 107 all out.
Sharks made light work of the chase, knocking off the runs just two wickets down in only 12.1 overs to claim a bonus point and leave Pavethy Velusamy smiling his pearly white teeth after a 38-ball 50* earned him a second JCL career half century.
No report on the Alpha Quashers vs Sano match as the latter forfeited for reasons yet to become clear. A bonus point win for Quashers keeps them in the hunt, while trouble swirls around last years Champions. Sano may be the hottest place in Japan right now, but their cricket club seems to be fighting a different kind of fire.
Outfield:It will be short, dry. We will mow tomorrow morning. Pitch: good.
Outfield: short, dry. Pitch: good.
Outfield: short, dry. Pitch: good.
Outfield: a half is short, dry. some part of boundary is long. Pitch: good.
Hot days are continuing.And lightning and strong wind will happen ,please be care full.
Outfield: short, dry. Pitch: good.
Outfield: short, dry. Pitch: good.
Outfield: short, dry. Pitch: good.
Outfield: short, dry. Pitch: good.
It brief heavy rained in Sano-city in this week.
Some dead grass on the ground,
If you find,please throw away.