Author: Anton

Congratulations to the Sharks own Umpire In Chief Chris Thurgate. He has been selected to Umpire a women’s qualifier in Hong Kong. Enjoy the lovely HK tropical heat CT. [Anton]

The My-Ys, containing a healthy amount of Junior Sharks, overcame a quality Uenomiya HS side to claim the Japan U-19 Trophy on Monday. Congratulations to the players, the Thurgates and to Ishimoto san for organising the whole thing. [Anton]

Our JCL Season ended at the claws of the Tigers this weekend. The 1st XI were defeated on Saturday and the 2nd XI on Sunday. It’s been a great season though with the 1sts finishing top of the League and the 2nds flourishing in JCL2. Otsukare all. [Anton]

We have added a couple more training sessions to fill in the gaps in the busy Sharks calendar, one for August and one for September. There is much more room and bounce at Akai Farm which has helped the sessions to be very effective thus far. Sign up now available in the Forum. [Anton]

A youthful Sharks 1st XI demolished Paddy Foley’s up at Sano on Sunday. Big performances all through the team from both young and, from both male and female. Report soon. [Anton]

Many thanks to Asala and Dhugal for volunteering to umpire the Tigers vs Wombats match on Saturday. Unfortunately the match was rained off. Both umpires were no doubt inconsolable. Thanks again guys. [Anton]

A youthful Sano 2nd XI put up a good fight in some steaming conditions but the Sharks did all the basics right and added the odd flourish of brilliance here and there to win on the day. Report soon. [Anton]

PG has done the Stats up to mid June. Movers and Shakers: Prashant’s awesome form sees him move atop the 1st XI batting, while PG and Takady battle it out with the ball. Gina and Limo top the 2’s and KB continues his JCup Bowling masterclass. [Anton]

Big thanks going out to KB and Viv who took care of our umpiring duties up at Sano 3 today. Sounds like Wombats and Wyverns had a good match. There are a couple more umpiring commitments on the horizon. Please sign up for them in the Forum. [Anton]

The Super 2nds got back to winning ways, beating FFE at glorious Fuji ground by the smallest of margins. Certainly a match that we’ll talk about for years to come. Great debut for Cath Grant too! Report soon. [Anton]