Beginning season 2001, Kanto Cup has been renamed to Kanto Cricket League, which is one of the many initiatives the JCA has taken to streamline the competition structure in Japan. The tournament lasts the whole season as the matches are played only on the weekends. The cricket season in Japan is from April to November.
| Division I | Division II | |||||
| Friends XI Indian Engineers Millennium Shizuoka Kytes Tokyo Giants YC&AC |
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| Grounds--> | Fuji | Shizuoka | YC & AC |
| April 14 | Fuji Far East/P. Eaglets | S. Kytes/Millennium | |
| April 21 | S. Kytes/T. Giants | ||
| May 6 | B. Tigers/MAX | ||
| May 12 | Fuji Far East/T. Bay | S. Kytes/YC&AC | |
| May 18 | Wyverns/Adore (Aug 24) | ||
| May 19 | I. Engineers/Friends* | ||
| June 9 | Fuji Far East/B. Tigers | S. Kytes/Friends | YC&AC/T. Giants |
| Jun 15 | T. Bay/MAX (Aug 17) | ||
| Jun 16 | Wyverns/Serendib (July 21) | T. Giants/Millennium | |
| Jun 23 | Friends/Millennium | YC&AC/S. Kytes | |
| June 30 | T. Bay/P. Eaglets (Sep 8) | ||
| July 7 | S. Kytes/I. Engineers* | YC&AC/Friends | |
| July 13 | B. Embassy/Adore (Aug 17) | ||
| July 14 | I. Engineers/Millennium* | B. Embassy/Serendib (Aug 18) | |
| July 20 | Fuji Far East/MAX | ||
| July 21 | Wyverns/Serendib | MAX/P. Eaglets (Aug 25) | YC&AC/Millennium |
| July 27 | B. Embassy/Wyvern | ||
| July 28 | Friends/T. Giants | ||
| August 4 | T. Bay/B. Tigers | YC&AC/I. Engineers* | |
| August 11 | I. Engineers/T. Giants* | B. Tigers/P. Eaglets | |
| August 17 | B. Embassy/Adore | ||
| August 18 | B. Embassy/Serendib | ||
| August 25 | Wyverns/Adore | MAX/P. Eaglets | |
| September 7 | Adore/Serendib | ||
| September 8 | P. Eaglets/T. Bay | ||
| September 15 | Final (New date: Oct. 6) | ||
| September 16 | T. Bay/MAX (October 14) | ||
| September 23 | Division II Play-off 1 | Division II Play-off 2 | |
| October 6 | Final (Friends vs. T. Giants) | ||
| October 14 | T. Bay/MAX |
| Legend: | |
| Match postponed to the new date | |
| Match abandoned | |