Shizuka Miyaji (

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: 宮地静香, Hepburn: Miyaji Shizuka) is a Japanese female cricketer. She was also the part of the

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which secured the bronze medal at the

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which was held in

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defeating the

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in the 3rd place playoff. Shizuka made her One Day International debut for Japan at the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. She also captained the

at the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. In April 2019, she was named in Japan's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament in Vanuatu. She made her

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(WT20I) debut for Japan against

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in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019.

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1981 births Living people Japanese women cricketers Japan women Twenty20 International cricketers Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Nishinomiya {{Japan-cricket-bio-stub

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