Women's Elite Player Series gets Japanese flavour
Wet weather forced the abandonment of the match between Hong Kong Women and Japan Women.
Hong Kong Cricket Association
25-Aug-2010
Update 12.09.2010 (2:30PM): Heavy rain has forced the abandonment of the Hong Kong Women v. Japan Women cricket match at Kai Tak.
Update 11.09.2010 (1:30PM): Continued wet weather has forced the abandonment of today's games. Players are required to go to the ground for training.
Update 11.09.2010 (9AM): Wet weather has forced the abandonment of today's morning match. Players should meet at Kai Tak at 2PM unless otherwise advised.
Update 31.08.2010: Due to booking clashes, the 2010 WEPS fixtures have been changed to the following dates/times: Round 1 - 5th September/8:30AM; Round 2 - 11th September 10:00AM; Round 3 - 11th September/2:00PM.
The HKCA has announced the schedule and teams for the 2010 Women's Elite Player to be held at the Kai Tak Cricket Ground. To add to the excitement and competitiveness of the series, members of the visiting Japan Women's cricket team will join the top Hong Kong players in the series as a prelude to a 50-over international match between the two teams on 12th September 2010.
The two teams for the 2010 Women's Elite Player Series are:
Thunder: Connie Wong (Captain), Manpreet Kaur (wk), Chan Sau Har, Mariko Hill, Godiva Li, Aya Iwasaki (Japan), Yasmin Daswani, Anastasia Yip (wk), Alvina Tam, Iris Tse, Sheriza Wadwhani, Anamda Kwok, Kiki Kan, Atsuko Suda (Japan). Reserves - Ruchita Venkatesh, Kary, Kurumi Ota (Japan), Shizuka Kubota (Japan). Coach - Lal Jayasinghe.
Lightning: Keenu Gill (Captain), Ema Kuribayahi (Japan), Neisha Pratt, Reenu Gill (wk), Ishitaa Gidwani, Betty Chan, Ayako Nakayama (Japan), Dominique McCusker, Janet Cheung, Annie Ho, Kristine Wong, Smita Chhetri, Natural Yip, Emma Phillips (wk). Reserves - Virginia Wong, Iris Cheung, Mariko Yamoto (Japan). Coach - Sher Lama.
The schedule for the 2010 Women's Elite Player Series is as follows:
Round 1 - Sunday, 5th September (start time 10AM)
Round 2 - Sunday, 5th September (start time 1:45PM)
Round 3 - Saturday, 11th September (start time 8:30AM)
Round 2 - Sunday, 5th September (start time 1:45PM)
Round 3 - Saturday, 11th September (start time 8:30AM)
Matches in the 2010 Women's Elite Player Series will be played under Twenty20 rules and format.
The international 50-over match featuring players from the Hong Kong and Japan Women's Cricket Teams will be played on Sunday, 12th September, starting at 10AM.
All matches will be played at the Kai Tak Cricket Ground.
Commenting about the inclusion of Japanese players in the series, Hong Kong National Coach, Charlie Burke said "It is great to have some of Japan's best players in Hong Kong to play in the series as it will raise the standard of the competition and also allow our players to benchmark where they are at leading up to the Asian Games in which Japan is in our group." He added, "With minimal opportunities to play international matches it will also be great to have a Japan invitational side to play the Hong Kong Women on Sunday, 12th September."
In response, Japan National Women's Cricket Coach, Katrina Keenan said "Having recently won the EAP Trophy in May, against very competitive Samoan and PNG sides, the Japan Women's Cricket team will now compete in a Women's World Cup Qualifying event in Bangladesh in late 2011. In addition to this, the side is also currently preparing for its involvement in the Asian Games, to be held in Guangzhou in November of this year."
"With several key players involved in the Women's Elite Player Series in Hong Kong in September, it will give players an important match opportunity, against quality competition, in the lead up to these events," she added.
The Hong Kong and Japan Women's Cricket Teams last met in a three match series in Hong Kong during October 2008 with the Hong Kong Women prevailing 3-0 in a closely fought contest.
Related Link: 2010 Women's Elite Player Series