The Sharks have won the JCL T20 for the first ever time, defeating the Falcons in a rematch of the final played on October 25th at SICG. After the original final was suspended as no result because of rain, in a match where the Sharks bowlers had taken 3 wickets in the first three overs,…
The Sharks have retained the Japan Cup, becoming champions for a second time by overcoming the Falcons after dominating the Japan Cup Finals weekend. In a season where our top players have had disappointment in Division 1 of the JCL, T20 Captain Abi has led the Sharks to another championship in the Japan Cup, without…
Another April has come around and the cricket season is officially back in full swing. This season the Sharks have set themselves the target of matching or besting their 2025 performance, and while the weather tried its best to dampen our spirits early on, the early signs are looking good. Late March in Sammu with…
The successful 2025 season wrapped up with the Shark`s Annual Awards night on November 29th and the JCA Awards on December 6th. Four of the Sharks players then headed off to Namibia in January for the U19 Cricket World Cup; Tim and Nikhil were playing for Japan whilst Ben and Kendel were on the coaching…
Today the Sharks won the JCL Division 1 final, beating Sano by 70 runs to become the Japan Champions and in doing so they secured the double of big domestic cricket cups. The Chiba Sharks are T20 and one-day champions for 2025. Under sunny skies and on the SICG 2 turf wicket the Sharks looked…
STOP PRESS: This evening the Sharks webmaster received an email from a self described hacker who claimed to have accessed the files of a prominent member of the Japan cricket community and obtained a highly confidential pre-match analysis of the upcoming Chiba Sharks vs Sano JCL 1 final. Although we cannot verify the veracity of…
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…
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…
Between the 30th November and the 5th of December Japan Men’s U19 side were competing in the U19 Asia Cup in Dubai. Placed in Group A along with UAE, India and Pakistan the young Japan side was always a long shot for a win, however they handled themselves well and exited the competition with their…
Between September 28th and October 5th the Japan men competed against the Philippines, South Korea and Indonesia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier B 2024, emerging victorious with a clean sweep. Three of the Sharks star players – Kendel, Ben and Ibby – were part of the winning squad. Kendel,…
