{"id":22348,"date":"2023-04-12T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T01:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=22348"},"modified":"2023-04-11T22:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:51:36","slug":"2023%e5%b9%b4%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e5%bc%b7%e5%8c%96%e9%81%b8%e6%89%8b%e5%9b%a3%e5%8f%8a%e3%81%b3%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%aca%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e5%bc%b7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/2023%e5%b9%b4%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e5%bc%b7%e5%8c%96%e9%81%b8%e6%89%8b%e5%9b%a3%e5%8f%8a%e3%81%b3%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%aca%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e5%bc%b7\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Japan National Squad and Men\u2019s Japan A Squad 2023 Announced (Preliminary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JapanNationalTeamLogo-254x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JapanNationalTeamLogo-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JapanNationalTeamLogo.png 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A preliminary squad of 11 players have been chosen as part of the Men\u2019s Japan National Squad for 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The selectors will then use the early season matches, specifically the Japan Premier League, to look at players before finalising the Men\u2019s Japan National Squad and the Men\u2019s Japan A Squad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20620 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1915-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1915-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1915-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1915-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1915-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1915.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s Japan National Squad:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kouhei Kubota (Wyverns Cricket Club \/ Keio University Knights Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reo Sakurano (Sano Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander Shirai-Patmore (Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Declan Suzuki-McComb (Cheltenham Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibrahim Takahashi (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makoto Taniyama (MAX Cricket Club \/ Osaka Raiders Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Willetton Dragons Cricket Club)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[About the Men\u2019s Japan National Squad]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Men\u2019s 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\u2019s National Team. Men\u2019s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[About the Men\u2019s Japan A Squad]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Men\u2019s Japan A Squad, previously the Men\u2019s 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. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A preliminary squad of 11 players have been chosen as part of the Men\u2019s Japan National Squad for 2023. 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