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Business vs K2 Grand Final!

Boys,

No great surprise but we’re sticking with exactly the same team that beat the Devils in the semis:

Ollie ‘Stats’ Austin
Sheyan ‘Dipso’ Patel
Sameer ‘Paps’ Jolly
Denzyl ‘Cranky’ Allwright
John ‘Inquisition’ Lepagniol
Dave’ Oscar’ Rosenthal
Evan ‘I will turn up, I promise’ Golbach
Kevin ‘Chewie’ Wright
Phil ‘Filthy’ Mildenhall
Ed ‘Don Juan’ Owen
Hadleigh ‘Sir Dick’ Churchill

12th Man: Rakesh ‘the Rock’ Kumar

Very early start of 8.15am for the game.

Please can we meet at the Big Bamboo at 06:50. Yes 06:50.
Can those going direct to the ground be there by 07:45am.

Dipso

Bashers Final Message Board

To all you Bashers out there , in all corners of the globe this page is for you.

We havent forgotten the 136 of you proud to call yourself Bashers and we know the day you have all dreamed about has come , the Bashers in the Div 1 Final ( league for those older guys !)

Let the team know you are behind them , impart a little Bashers wisdom or story.

Ex Obscurum  Cometes Lux Lucis

Out of the darkness cometh the light

The day has come !! Basher Basher Basher !

A Message from Basher # 1

Stats/Omega/Dipso

Congrats on leading the team to the final.A momentus occasion in itself and just one step to glory.

As a founding father and number 1 I have a duty to send a message to the boys so please send the message on.Of course I played in the very first game this season!

Bashers

You have achieved what no Bashers team in its long chequered history has achieved by reaching the final and now you stand ready to devour the crown.  And devour it you shall.

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SUPPORTERS CALL: Bashers CC v K2 Final

Dear All

Further to Stat’s note below, can ALL supporters interested in attending the final on Sunday please drop a comment below. I would put a rally call out there to ALL Bashers to get along and get behind the Business team this Sunday.

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Sunday’s Final Selection – Training

Bashers,

This Sunday sees the clash of the League 1 giants vs the New Boys from Yiwu…
Yes, the unthinkable has occured… The Hot Dogs are propping up the League, and the Mighty Mighty Bashers are in the final.
The game is taking place at the SRFC on Sunday – time to be confirmed in the next 24 hours or so.
The opposition are K2.
The stakes couldn’t be higher… 12 months of officially being the best club in Shanghai – both off the field (undeniable) and on it.

This is a reminder that there will be training on Thursday which will give players extra practice time.
In all honesty there is unlikely to be major changes from last week’s heroic XII but all are welcome and indeed encouraged to come to SanHeHuaYuan on Thursday from 6pm till 8pm.

This will be the last nets session of the season so would be great to get a turn out, and a mass descent on the Big Bamboo.

Cheers,

Stats

Bashers Looking the Part

Photos from the Bashers-Pudong battle in the dark.

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Bashers Committee 2010 Registration

Dear Bashers,

With the finals only a week away and the End-of-Season Function and Hong Kong Sixes not long after that, it is time to give some thought to next year’s committee.

The Bashers Committee is an integral part of the Bashers, in charge of arranging sponsorships, procuring buses, organizing functions, purchasing kit, etc.

For 2010, the following positions are open for voting: (more…)

Bashers Business Team

Bashers,
The Business Team are in the Final!!!

Yesterday, in an absolute rip-roaring game of cricket, we held our nerve and managed to beat the Devils in a low-scoring thriller.

An 08:30 start at the SRFC was always going to be unpleasant, but the team arrived in fine fettle  with a combined total of zero hang-overs to share between the team.
A damp outfield with conditions set to improve made this a difficult decision upon the toss – but fortunately the Devils won, and the New Anti-Basher  decided to have a bowl first.
His decision seemed vindicated as the Bashers top-order struggled against the Newton/Anugula new ball partnership. Wickets tumbled at regular intervals until Cassius and Paps started to gradually turn things round. Cassius eventually departed, and useful contributions from the lower order and some fantastic  running between the wickets combined with Paps’ 37 meant the Bashers reached a final score of 146 – a total we would have settled for at the drinksbreak. Interestingly… or embarrassingly…  this total was reached without a single boundary.
The Devils began their run chase ominously – with Anugula successfully chancing him arm and sending the ball to all corners with  a combination of text-book slogs and agricultural heaves. They raced to 87/1 after thirteen over – with a special mention to Don Juan whose three overs contributed 33 runs…
The decision was made to combine our lethal slow bowling partnership of Inquisition and Divinyl who had tied the Devils up last time we played them and again this ploy worked. Men crowded round the bat and huge pressure was applied on the batsmen. It worked.
Leppa took 4 for not many in his 8 overs, Divinyl 3 off  8 as the Devils lost their last 9 wickets for 45 runs.
It was breathtaking stuff – a great example of Bashers spirit – turning the match around through great running, great fielding and great bowling.

Victory clutched from the jaws of defeat. Magical.

Next week – Bashers vs K2 final. Bring it on.

Nostredamean Bashers

Something odd has been happening all season. I’ve had my eye on it but now that the official official league results are out i have to say something. The Bashers keep getting it right!

Read on for a smattering of the polls we’ve had on the site this year and see for yourself the freaky accuracy with which the Bashers can predict the future!

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