Japan national cricket team

The Japan national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Japan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Japan Cricket Association (JCA), which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1989. Japan made its international debut at the 1996 ACC Trophy in Malaysia. Most of the team's matches are played in regional competitions, generally against other teams in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region. Between 2008 and 2012, Japan participated in the World Cricket League (WCL), reaching WCL Division Five at one point.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Japan women's national cricket team.

Japan
AssociationJapan Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainKendel Kadowaki-Fleming
CoachDavid Reid
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAffiliate (1989)
Associate member (2005)
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 53rd 50th (28 July 2023)
International cricket
First internationalJapan Japan v. Brunei 
(Kuala Lumpur; 6 September 1996)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Indonesia at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano; 9 October 2022
Last T20Iv  Hong Kong at Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou; 1 October 2023
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 15 9/6
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[3] 6 4/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1[lower-alpha 1] (first in 2023)
Best resultRunners-up (2023)

T20I first kit

T20I second kit

As of 1 October 2023

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Japan and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been a full T20I.[4]

History
Main article: Cricket in Japan

Cricket was introduced to Japan in the 1860s, by the British, but did not become organised until the 1980s, when the Japan Cricket Association was formed.[5] They became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1989,[6] and the national team first played in the 1996 ACC Trophy, losing all their games including a 380 run defeat by Fiji.[7] They continued without success in the 1998 tournament[8] and the 2000 tournament.[9]

After the 2000 ACC Trophy, they left the Asian Cricket Council and became part of the ICC's East Asia/Pacific region. They played in the East Asia Eights tournament in Australia in February 2002, finishing as runners-up to an Australian indigenous team.[10] Indonesia and South Korea were the other teams in the tournament.[11] In 2004, they hosted the East Asia Pacific Cricket Challenge tournament as part of qualification for the 2007 World Cup, finishing third after beating Indonesia in a play-off.[12]

In June 2005, Japan were promoted to associate membership of the ICC[13] and that year they played in the 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup in Vanuatu, winning the tournament after beating the Cook Islands in the final.[14] The following year they played in the 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy in Brisbane finishing last in the three team tournament that also involved Fiji and the Cook Islands.[15]

In December 2007 Japan took part in the 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand, playing against the Cook Islands, Indonesia, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.[16] Japan won the tournament and qualified for Division Five of the World Cricket League where they finished in tenth place out of the twelve countries represented[17] in Jersey.[18]

On March 22, 2016, it was announced that Sano, Tochigi, would be home to the Sano International Cricket Ground, which will become Japan's first dedicated cricketing venue built for purpose which no longer has to compete with other sports for usage.[19]

On October 9, 2022, Japan played their first ever T20 international match against Indonesia.[20] In January 2023 it was announced that Japan and Indonesia would be included in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) pathway events, while remaining in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region.[21]

Japan will be participating at 2022 Asian Games cricket tournament. They were placed in a group along with Cambodia and Hong Kong. This will be the Japan national cricket team's first appearance at the Asian Games.

Tournament history

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
  • 2023 (EAP Regional Final): Runners-up

ACC Trophy
  • 1996: First round[7]
  • 1998: First round[8]
  • 2000: First round[9]

World Cricket League

East Asia Cup[22][23]

Records

International Match Summary — Japan[30]

Last updated 1 October 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals1596009 October 2022

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[30]

Records complete to T20I #2270. Last updated 1 October 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Cambodia1100027 September 202327 September 2023
 Hong Kong101001 October 2023
 Indonesia532009 October 20229 October 2022
 Papua New Guinea2020025 July 2023
 Philippines2200022 July 202322 July 2023
 South Korea2200015 October 202215 October 2022
 Vanuatu2110023 July 202323 July 2023

Other matches

For a list of selected international matches played by Japan, see Cricket Archive.

See also

Notes
  1. T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region from the 2023 edition.

References
  1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "T20I matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. Article about Japanese cricket Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Japan at CricketArchive
  7. 1996 ACC Trophy Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  8. 1998 ACC Trophy Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  9. 2000 ACC Trophy Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  10. Scorecard of Australia Cricket Board Indigenous v Japan, 1 March 2002 at CricketArchive
  11. 2002 East Asia Eights at CricketArchive
  12. Scorecard of Japan v Indonesia, 29 May 2004 at CricketArchive
  13. "A unique festival to popularise cricket in Japan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. 2005 EAP Cricket Cup Archived 1 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine, ICC official website
  15. 2006 EAP Cricket Trophy Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  16. ICC EAP newsletter, October 2007
  17. ICC's one-day rankings Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  18. World Cricket League structure, 2006–2009
  19. "International Cricket Ground to be built in Japan". Japan Cricket Association. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  20. "Japan Cricket to host Indonesia Men's team for T20I series before ICC Qualifier - Czarsportz". 30 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  21. "Decision on Asia Cup venue postponed to March 2023". 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  22. "East Asia Cup Tournament organised between China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea". Japan Cricket Association. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  23. "History of the Games". Cricket Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  24. "EAST ASIA MEN'S T-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2015/16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  25. "Korea beats Japan to clinch East Asia Cup title". International Cricket Council. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  26. "Japan vs South Korea Final East Asia Cup 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  27. "South Korea edge Japan to win East Asia Cup cricket tournament". Inside the games. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  28. "Korea's national cricket team taste first international success". Arirang News. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  29. "East Asia Cup 2018 - Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  30. "Records / Japan / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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