Season Two - Episode One: Japan Cricket League Preview with Dhugal Bedingfield

Welcome to Season Two of the Japan Cricket Podcast! The 2022 season has arrived and we already have news of a ridiculous innings played in the Japan Cup, and it's not even April.  In this episode I wanted to preview the Japan Cricket League (JCL) with a primary focus on Division One and so I asked Dhugal Bedingfield, the captain of the defending champions, to join me once again as we do a run down of all 12 teams in the league (including his Chiba Sharks), discuss the players to watch and then hazard a guess at what the league table will look like after 13 rounds.  We also talk briefly about the passing of one of the greatest ever to play the sport, Shane Warne, and the impact he had on each of us as well as in Japan.  If you have time please do follow the show on Instagram: www.instagram.com/japan_cricket_podcast, and feel free to message me there in the comments section for each episode, and if you have the time then a rating or review on whichever platform you listen would be much appreciated.  For those who like to skip through shows, here's a guide to what you can find where:  Start - 3:20 Season Update 3:20 - Shane Warne Memories 5:55 - Japan Cricket League Introduction 7:45 - Chiba Sharks / Tokyo Falcons / MAX CC 18:30 - Sano CC / Alpha Quashers Yokohama / Wyverns Cricket Club 30:55 - Tigers CC / Men In Blue / Rising Stars 42:03 - Tokyo Wombats / Paddy Foleys / Tokyo Rangers 55:30 - Season Prediction Summary 56:42 - Glance at Division Two & Three