Welcome! The Chiba Sharks is one of Japans oldest and largest cricket clubs. Since our founding in 2003 we have won various leagues and competitions. We have a number of players who represent Japan internationally.
The Sharks was founded to foster the growth of cricket in Japan and to give people living in Japan the opportunity to play. Our players are from a variety of nationalities and backgrounds, but all share a love of Cricket.
We welcome new members, whether seasoned cricketers or beginners. Find out more about our club and how to join in the Info section.
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. March – Season Launch Our
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
Halloween, autumn weather and early sunsets signal the cricket season is nearing its end. The 2nd and 3rd XI`s had their final league games of the season in October and the 1st had the disappointment of an abandoned Semi final that they looked on course to win, but the month also brought success and celebrations
