A lack of cricket can drive a man to do the most desperate of things – like start a team and build your own hi-tech indoor cricket net on top of your factory in Chiba. This is exactly what founder, patron and first club captain, Mr. Hasib Rehman, did in 2003, thus establishing the ‘Ichihara Cricket Club’. The inaugural season saw us finish with an unspectacular record of 0-3, but as they say, “from little things, big things grow”. Over the years the club has grown and evolved, becoming the ‘Ichihara Sharks’ in 2005, and, from season 2009, the ‘Chiba Sharks Cricket Club’. We are a diverse bunch sharing the goals, highs, and lows of playing cricket in Japan, but above all, enjoying ourselves. Alas, we no longer have our wonderful indoor net facilities in Goi, but we organize trainings instead at an indoor facility in nearby Kashiwa. Like our namesake, the shark, the Chiba Sharks Cricket Club only moves forward.

Matches

The Chiba Sharks Cricket Club mainly play in two competitions, the Japan Cricket League (JCL) and the Kanto Cricket League (KCL). Our season runs roughly between early April and the end of August, with finals through the following month. The JCL has two divisions with about 6 teams in each, and we play in Division 1. JCL matches are played at Fuji (Shizuoka Prefecture). KCL matches are played at Ageo (Saitama) and Gunma (once a season). The KCL tries to make up for matches that are rained out. We also may play friendly and invitational matches.

Indoor Cricket: We also usually participate in a Winter League six-a-side competition in Kashiwa, Chiba.

Membership

The Club has diversified membership options. For full fees and conditions for 2009 please download the document below.

• Chiba Sharks Cricket Club Membership Regulations.doc

Training

We organize practices on (usually) Saturday afternoon-evenings at a rented indoor facility in Kashiwa, Chiba. Costs are shared. Practice dates are announced on the website and email. We are also on the lookout for other training venues.

Equipment

We have a ‘team kit’ of pads, bats etc., however players eventually assemble (and may share) some of their own equipment. We can advise you on how to purchase items from overseas. CSCC has its own training shirts (polo top) and each league employs roughly the same dress standards and requirements as clubs overseas (basically all whites).

How to Join

Please Email us at chibasharksinfo@gmail.com for details on how to join or if you have any other queries.