The Sharks overcame a 1st innings batting collapse to bowl and field their way to victory against the Kobe Hawks in the Japan Fup finals, becoming the Japan Cup Champions for the first time. The final was the conclusion of the 2 day finals tournament that saw the top 10 teams from all over Japan
Apologies Sharks Fans! The monthly roundup is later than normal – though your author has a valid excuse for not completing the article on a couple of the days last week, when I was watching Japan – complete with three Sharkies – beating Kuwait and giving Nepal a good fight in the ICC Men`s T20
As July ended with heat and cancelled cricket in Sano, so continued August with much of Japan experiencing record breaking heat throughout the month. The heat let off slightly mid month allowing some games to be played in Sano, but then the heat came back and the cricket stopped. According to the government this is
July saw the belated debut of the Sharks new uniform, wins for the T20 squads and 3rd XI, a sponsors day for Auto Craft, a couple of losses, the first of the summer’s heat cancelled matches and a Sharks BBQ; in short another fun packed month for the Sharks! Following a prolonged period of negotiation,
Whilst May was wet with a number of cancellations or games played in damp conditions, by the end of June the weather was already at the too hot and too humid level, but during the short period of ideal weather between these extremes there was some great cricket played and the Sharks knocked out 4
After a cracking April for the Shark’s, May was always likely to be somewhat of a comedown but what was not expected was a lot of rain. Abnormally Kyushu started its rainy season nearly a full month early and although the rainy season was not announced in the Kanto it definitely seemed like it had
Amongst the population at large April means the coming of spring and cherry blossoms. Within the smaller cricket community it represents something more profound – the start of the new cricket season. What a cracking start to the season it was too with 8 wins from 10 matches, including 4 wins against Men in Blue.
The Japan Cricket Association has announced their 2025 squads which include a strong representation from the Sharks across the Men’s squads and Junior Academies. The strong representation reflects the Sharks success at attracting and nurturing talented players. We wish Japan success throughout the season – the Sharks will be cheering you all the way. The
After the disappointing end to the 2024 season the Sharks have left nothing to chance for 2025, with regular training sessions throughout the offseason led by the club’s training coordinator Nick. We held regular sessions at Akai Farm from December onwards and were lucky to have a number of new joiners for the 2025 season
As 2024 draws to a close we will have a look back at the 2024 season, a season which started off with many changes to the Sharks and which ended without a big success but with a number of strong new players, hopes for next season and the annual Shards Award Night wrapping up the
