Bashers. It's Shanghainese for Cricket

2011 SCC Kickoff Extravaganza

The SCC has organized a jam-packed weekend of cricket, from the Breezer Challenge and the Santa Fe Sixes to the SCC 2010 Awards night dinner and trophy and a live screening of the ICC World Cup Finals.

We hope there is a sea of blue Bashers blazers out in force on Friday and Saturday nights.

Come Wet the Baby’s Head

Come out to celebrate the birth of the newest Basher, Alexander Dagohoy Scott, this Saturday at 4 pm Friday at 6 pm at The Camel.

New Basher

Alexander Dagohoy Scott
Born March 7, 2011
3.48 kgs
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Bashers AGM Ballot

Dear clubmembers,

Below are the nominations for the Bashers Committee 2011 as well as the two propositions that need to be voted on by the entire club on Friday.

Propositions

Proposition 1: Should Skippers be given voting status on the Bashers Committee?

Proposition 2: Should Bashers Legends be given life membership into the club?

Committee 2011 nominees

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SCC Hong Kong Sixes Tour

The Shanghai Cricket Club is organizing two teams (Dragons and Pirates) to tour Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Cricket Festival on 3-5 December. As the Bashers are not sending a team down this year, any Bashers wishing to join the Hong Kong tour should contact Andy “Tank” Scott.

Click on the pic to download the flyer for ground and hotel info, estimated costs, and additional info.

Int’l Cricket Scandal Could Overshadow Leisure-Pudong “Duckworth” Travesty

Now even the U.S. is following the Pakistan match fixing scandal: This from The Atlantic:

This week at Lord’s, England won an amazing come-from-behind victory over Pakistan. But the game now is likely to be overshadowed forever by one of the greatest scandals to ever hit international cricket.

The British newspaper News of the World alleged that in a sting operation, they paid Pakistani middleman Mazhar Majeed 150,000 pounds ($230,000) to collude with Pakistani players and deliberately fix the match, for the benefit of gambling syndicates. Majeed was arrested by police and released on bail pending further investigation. The police have also spoken to several Pakistani players. At this stage, the claims are unproven allegations. But the secretly taped video of Majeed looks, on the face of it, pretty damning.

Pleasure Squad for Sunday

Game’s at 8:45. Bus departing from the Camel at 7:30 sharp. Let me know if you go straight to the field.

1. Pothole
2. Pit Stop (WK)
3. Dazzler
4. Rock
5. Badabing
6. Omega
7. Swahili
8. Terror
9. Swoop
10. Tank (C)
11. Long Dong
12. Korean

All-Star Scorekeeper: Golden Shears
Esky Security: Birdshit and Woodstock

Pleasure Squad for Sunday

Here’s the team for Sunday. Please let me know if you’re going straight to the ground.

1. Tank
2. Woodstock
3. Rock
4. Badabing
5. Dazzler
6. Swoop
7. Golden Shears
8. Swahili
9. Pothole
10. Pit Stop
11. Long Dong
12. Groove Rider
13. Loose
    

Meeting at the Camel at 11. Bus departs at 11:30 sharp! We’re sharing the transportation with the opposition so make sure to eat a lot of beans the night before.

Second Annual SCC Tour of Japan

The Shanghai Cricket Club is organizing a cricket tour of Japan to play the Japanese national team at the end of September and is looking for interested tourists. Anyone who wants to join the tour should contact Paul Howard, Ainsley Mann or Andy Scott. Click on the pic to download the flyer for scheduled dates, costs and additional info.