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An incredible day at the Under 19 World Cup as Hugo Tani-Kelly became the first Japanese player to record a century. Alan & Todd talk about the day, as well as recap the warm up match against the West Indies. There's been plenty of technical difficulties so our apologies that the last episode only went out on YouTube and not the other platforms (not sure what happened there), but it is out now so this will go up a day later than we intended.

The team has arrived in Namibia for the Under 19 World Cup! Alan talks through some of the adventures had on the way to Africa and talks a bit about what life is like in Windhoek.

The Japan Under 19 team team got their World Cup preparations underway with a visit to the UAE for the ACC Premier Cup. Alan and Todd run through the results and stand out performers before running through the final 15 players selected to represent Japan in Namibia next month.

The domestic season in Japan is (almost) over with the major trophies all lifted. Alan and Todd discuss a stellar season for the Chiba Sharks as well as Todd's experience managing a domestic tournament in Japan. The Embassy Cup, in all it's soggy glory, gets a look while Alan's headaches at the hands of the ACC are a theme that rears its head again in the lead up to the Under 19 Premier Cup.

Alan & Todd are not only podding from the same room, they're joined by special guest Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, fresh from captaining Japan at the recent World Cup Qualifier in Oman. The boys hear Kendel's thoughts about the venue, the performances and what the future holds.

Alan & Todd give a quick recap of the first official Super Six match under the lights in Oman. A win for Japan makes the boys the unofficial EAP Champions, but it did not come easy against a spirited Samoa side.

So Japan knocked Kuwait out of the World Cup Qualifier and are heading into the Super Sixes! Alan and Todd are back to discuss a famous night for the Japan Men's Team, plus what it was like to come up against Nepal in front of an excitable crowd. There's also a bit of flag-based trivia thrown in for good measure.

Todd goes solo with a quick review of the Japan vs UAE match as part of the warm up preparation for the T20 World Cup Qualifier.

Alan and Todd have a quick catch up on what Alan and the team have been up to in Muscat, and review the 1st warm up match against Samoa. Did Makoto Taniyama really knock over Ross Taylor? Yes he did.

Alan and Todd are back and finally have some actual cricket to talk about! The Women's National Team have completed their World Cup Qualifying tournament in Fiji, while the Men are two weeks from departure to Oman. On top of that the JCL T20 was decided while the Japan Cricket League 40-over competition is really hotting up.

Alan & Todd are back to keep the Japan Cricket Community updated on what's been going on in the Japan Cricket Scene. The men have returned from Sri Lanka, while the women have some exciting new tournaments to aspire to. There's also chat about various cricket stories from around the globe, particularly the national player contracting news coming out of Brazil.

Alan & Todd look forward to the upcoming tours to Sri Lanka for the Japan Men Team, and Fiji for the Japan Women. The Olympics and Asian Games are also on the agenda, along with the hot weather in Sano and other sporting events around the globe.

Alan & Todd discuss the Japan Under 16s recent participation in the ACC East Zone Cup in Malaysia before looking at what's been happening closer to home. The JCL T10, JCL T20 and Division One of the JCL itself all get reviewed before a look around the world, including the divisive declaration from Wiaan Mulder.

Alan is joined by a new co-host! Together they discuss almost everything that happened during April, May and June at the Sano International Cricket Ground.

The Japan Cricket Podcast is back once again, will this be another false dawn or is this return for real? Let's wait and see shall we...