Sano International Cricket Ground

Sano Cricket Ground
Ground information
Location	300-1 Tochimoto-cho Sano, Tochigi-ken 327-0312 Japan
Establishment	2009 (first recorded match)
Capacity	2000
Owner	Japan Cricket Association
Tenants	Japan
End names
n/a n/a
International information
First T20I	9 October 2022: Japan v Indonesia
Last T20I	18 October 2022: Indonesia v South Korea
As of 18 October 2022 Source: Ground profile

Sano International Cricket Ground 2
Sano International Cricket Ground - Tanuma
Location	Sano, Tochigi-ken, Japan
Capacity	n/a
Owner	Japan Cricket Association
Tenants	Japan
End names
n/a n/a
As of 18 October 2022 Source: Sano International Cricket Ground 2

Sano Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Sano, Japan. The ground is one of the few facilities in Japan that is used for cricket. The pitch is made of plastic carpet and is in pretty good condition. The ground is also used for baseball.^[1]^[2]

The stadium is the headquarters of the Japan Cricket Association and has hosted a number of cricket games between international teams.^[3]

On March 22, 2016, Sano City Council announced that Tanuma High School Ground would become the Sano International Cricket Ground which will become Japan's first dedicated cricketing venue, which would no longer have to compete with other sports for usage. The ground hosted first ever East Asia Cup which included national teams of China and South Korea as well as Hong Kong Dragons (an all-Chinese development team) and the host Japan.^[4]

In June 2019, the ground hosted the matches in the East Asia Pacific qualification tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[5] The Japan national under-19 cricket team won the tournament after Papua New Guinea forfeited the last match, qualifying for its first-ever World Cup appearance.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Japan women ease past Samoa". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Cricket in Japan | JapanVisitor Japan Travel Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
^ "Japan's international standard stadium gets green light". Cricketworld.com. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ "International Cricket Ground to be built in Japan". ESPNcricinfo. March 23, 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
^ "Japan and Papua New Guinea big winners on Day 1". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^ "Full Scorecard of Japan U19 vs PNG U19 9th Match 2019 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Sport: PNG forfeits U19 Cricket World Cup chance". Radio New Zealand. 8 June 2019.