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Lumberjack Report: Pleasure vs Dynamite, March 18
The first scheduled match of the 2012 season for the Bashers saw the Pleasure in action against last year cellar dwellers the Doosra, since renamed the Dynamite Devils in a possible attempt to distance themselves from last year’s results.
And while Pleasure had posted a better record than the Dynamite last year, we were mindful that this was the team that had crushed us early in the season and run down what at the time was believed to be an insurmountable total on the back of a 164* performance. It was time to rectify these past performances.
The promised “Big Bus” was absent and so the Camel contingent of the Bashers piled in to the smaller, provincial party bus. Fully loaded and ready to go, we…waited…for Filthy to arrive. As nerves and Kooka pies were passed around, a person who has remained unnamed, dropped the entirety of his guts, forcing every window on the bus to be opened. Filthy arrived just as the tide of accusations was rolling towards Omega (“One might have slipped by”) and Tubby (“First you called me fat and now you say I smell”). Off to the ground. (more…)
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Pleasure Report: Bashers vs Pudong
With the end of the season in sight and still well in the hunt, Pleasure assembled at the Camel on Sunday morning ready for the rubber match against Pudong Power. Skipper Bugs expressed his concern that one of the two debutants had failed to show up, and upon noting that the Hot Dogs – also rendezvousing at the Camel ahead of their match at Dulwich – only had three members total, proceeded to talk them out of the luxury bus, guaranteeing the Bashers a comfortable ride to the SRFC.
While en route, Bugs’ concern over the fate of the missing debutant grew to panic levels. He called his mobile, only to wake a “hot sounding” girl who confessed that she didn’t know where said debutant was; he insisted that Tank send an email with last minute directions to the SRFC; he even broached the idea of Shanghaiing a local who was walking along side the bus simply because he happened to be wearing all white. Despite this missing man, the team’s arrival at SRFC was uneventful, though looking back, perhaps the team should have taken better stock of the bus and its driver while disembarking. (more…)
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SCC Names Dragons and Pirates Squads for HKCC Matches
The SCC has posted the Dragons and Pirates Squads for the Interport matches on Saturday and Sunday against the Hong Kong Cricket Club.The Dragons represent the best cricketers in the SCC and are selected based on ability and as such the Dragons are the top team we can put out on the field.
The Pirates are selected to represent as many of the different clubs as possible with the intention of including players that have contributed to the SCC with their time, efforts and enthusiasm and whom may otherwise not get a chance to play for the SCC rep teams.
As mentioned earlier, it would be great if we could get as many supporters down to the SRFC to support your SCC teammates. They are representing everyone single one of us that plays cricket across the the seven clubs and three leagues. Buses depart from the Camel around 10:30 am on Saturday and 9:30 am on Sunday.
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SCC At the Half Report Online
The SCC has just posted a report on the first half of the 2011 campaign. The Bashers feature promently with Dazzler, Leppa, Stormin’ Norman and Bugs singled out for their stand-out performances.
“With 60 games completed, and another 51 to go until the champions are crowned, the final standings are still very much up in the air. Parity is the word for the 2011 SCC League, where the final three playoff spots in each division remain attainable for the vast majority of teams.”
The full report and current league standings are available on the SCC website.
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The Cricket World Cup, as Explained Two Months Later by the Yanks
A great article on cricket (albeit written for an American audience). From the new sports website Grantland.com.
“We are told that in ODI (One-Day International) tournaments, the team that bats first wins 72 percent of the time. This whole thing is basically NFL overtime. So when India wins the toss and elects to hit first, it strikes us as odd that the announcers would bother to discuss whether that decision is wise, but they do. They then do an interview with the Pakistani captain who does an admirable job of pretending that if he’d won the toss he would probably have just chosen to bat second anyway, but you can clearly tell he just died a little inside.”
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New Basher-Run Thai Restaurant Opens Near People’s Square
Fellow Basher Sandeep “Mr. Tickle” Abichandani of Kebabs on the Grille fame has opened a new Thai restaurant near People’s Square.
The restaurant, Thai Aroma, serves “authentic Thai food in the heart of the city,” and is offering up a 10 percent discount for every visit until August 31 for all Kebabs on the Grille guests.
Thai Aroma
Unit 103, 227 North Huangpi Road, close to Nanjing West Road, inside Central Plaza
Tel: 021 33150129 / 021 33150132 / 15921803307
Email: thaiaroma2011@gmail.comKebabs on the Grille
505 Zhongshan Nan Lu
Inside The Cool Docks, close to the Bund
Tel: 61526567 / 15921803307
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Pleasure Squad for Sunday
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SCC Poll: Which Club Will Win the Most Hardware in 2011?
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The Answer to the Bashers Bowling Woes?
PhillieBot, a one-armed, three-wheeled robot, designed by engineers at the University of Pennsylvania, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers.
Full story here.
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