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  • 2014 Pepsi ICC EAP Men’s Trophy (Official Competition)

    In November 2014 Japan took part in the ICC East Asia Pacific Regional Tournament as part of the pathway to World Cup Qualification and the World Cricket League. The competition would feature eight teams in the Twenty20 format, followed by another four teams in a 50-over knockout format.   The Japan team, coached by Dhugal...

  • 2015 East Asia Series (Friendly Matches)

    [:en]Sano International Cricket Ground (formerly Tanuma Cricket Ground)[:ja]佐野市国際クリケット場 (田沼高等学校跡)[:] 300-1 Tochimoto-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan

    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...

  • 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...

  • 2016 East Asia Cup & Sano UK Festival

    [:en]Sano International Cricket Ground (formerly Tanuma Cricket Ground)[:ja]佐野市国際クリケット場 (田沼高等学校跡)[:] 300-1 Tochimoto-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan

    2016 Men's East Asia Cup & Sano UK Festival The 2016 Men's East Asia Cup was the first event of it's kind and was hosted in Sano, Japan and alongside the hosts would feature the China, Hong Kong Dragons and South Korea. Japan were coached by David Reid of Cricket Victoria, and captained by Masaomi...

  • 2018 Men’s East Asia Cup

    Hong Kong , Hong Kong

    In September 2018 Japan Men travelled to Hong Kong for the second edition of the Men's East Asia Cup. After being Runners Up in the first event two years earlier...

  • Embassy Cup 2018

    [:en]Sano International Cricket Ground (formerly Tanuma Cricket Ground)[:ja]佐野市国際クリケット場 (田沼高等学校跡)[:] 300-1 Tochimoto-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan

    On the weekend of 22nd & 23rd September the newly renovated Sano International Cricket Ground was officially opened with the hosting of the eight-team Embassy Cup and the “Summer Picnic...

  • ICC World T20 EAP Qualifier (Group B)

    Friendship Oval, Cavite, Philippines Cavite, Philippines

    In December 2018 the Japan Men team, coached by Steve Zayler of Cricket Victoria and Dhugal Bedingfield from the Japan Cricket Association, travelled to The Philippines for the Sub-Regional T20 World Cup Qualifier. The young side was captained by Masaomi Kobayashi and started the tournament very well, defeating all three other teams involved (Philippines, Indonesia...

  • エンバシーカップ

    [:en]Sano International Cricket Ground (formerly Tanuma Cricket Ground)[:ja]佐野市国際クリケット場 (田沼高等学校跡)[:] 300-1 Tochimoto-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan

    Embassy Cup There were double ...

  • Embassy Cup 2020

    [:en]Sano International Cricket Ground (formerly Tanuma Cricket Ground)[:ja]佐野市国際クリケット場 (田沼高等学校跡)[:] 300-1 Tochimoto-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi-ken, Japan

    The Pakistan Embassy survived a nervous start to earn their first ever Embassy Cup title against a resilient Japan A side who had struggled with the bat but fought hard with the ball.  Ultimately the contest was settled by a familiar foe, former national team player Hanif Niazi, who had a fair degree of luck...