is a Japanese cricketer. A right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace, Kobayshi first played for Japan against Samoa in the 2005/06 East Asia-Pacific Cup. He played in the 2006 and 2007 versions of the competition, and in 2008 he made his World Cricket League debut in Division Five. Kobayashi has since gone on to play in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Seven and the 2011 World Cricket League Division Seven.
He is the current Japan captain and has been selected in Japan's squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Six. He was also named as Japan's captain for Group B of the 2018-19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament in the Philippines.
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