Japanese women's cricket team
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The Japanese women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan
in international women's cricket
matches.
in the Netherlands
in 2003. These were the first ODI matches played by any Japanese team, with the Japanese men's team
yet to play at that level. They did not meet with much success though, losing all five matches and giving away an incredible 104 extras in their match against The Netherlands. They were bowled out for just 28 against Pakistan in that competition, with 20 of those runs coming in extras and just 8 from the bat, with the openers top scoring with 3 runs apiece http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/77/77510.html.
Their return to international level did not come until September 2006 when they faced Papua New Guinea
in a three match series of one day games to decide which country would represent the East Asia/Pacific region in the World Cup Qualifier in Ireland
some time in 2007. Japan showed some improvement from the IWCC Trophy, but still lost all three games.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in international women's cricket
Women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women.-History:The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white." The...
matches.
History
They made their international debut at the IWCC TrophyWomen's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, formerly the IWCC Trophy, is a cricket tournament that serves as a qualifying tournament for the Women's Cricket World Cup. It has been played once so far, in 2003, the second tournament was to take place in Lahore, Pakistan in November 2007 but was...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 2003. These were the first ODI matches played by any Japanese team, with the Japanese men's team
Japanese cricket team
The Japan national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1989...
yet to play at that level. They did not meet with much success though, losing all five matches and giving away an incredible 104 extras in their match against The Netherlands. They were bowled out for just 28 against Pakistan in that competition, with 20 of those runs coming in extras and just 8 from the bat, with the openers top scoring with 3 runs apiece http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/77/77510.html.
Their return to international level did not come until September 2006 when they faced Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea women's cricket team
The Papua New Guinea women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international women's cricket matches...
in a three match series of one day games to decide which country would represent the East Asia/Pacific region in the World Cup Qualifier in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
some time in 2007. Japan showed some improvement from the IWCC Trophy, but still lost all three games.
Current Squad
- Miho Kanno
- Erika Ida
- Shizuka Kubota
- Ayako Nakayama
- Yuka Yoshida
- Yuko Saito
- Kurumi Ota
- Atsuko Suda
- Ayako Iwasaki
- Shizuka Miyaji
- Mariko Yamamoto
- Ema Kuribayashi
- Erina Kaneko
- Fuyuki Kawai
- Yuko Kuniki
ODI cricket
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v ScotlandScottish women's cricket teamThe Scottish women's cricket team is the team that represents Scotland in international women's cricket matches.-History:Scotland made their international debut at the European Championship in 2001. They lost all three games, finishing last in the four team tournament. In 2005 they played in the...
, 25 July 2003 at Den Haag, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...