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Bashers vs Devils Digital Dulwich 29 May 2011

A perfect day for cricket at The Dulwich Oval saw Bugs win the toss and take first dig against a very keen Digital side who had arrived at the ground an hour early for extended fielding practice.

Our batting started brightly with ‘Tiny’ Tim O’Connell and Sean ‘The Korean’ Malcon keeping the scoring ticking over against an endless procession of accurate medium pace bowling.’The Korean’ perished to a pearler on middle stump which brought Glen ‘Growler’ Rowell to the middle. With ‘Tiny’, they accumulated at a reasonable pace up until shortly before the break when ‘Tiny’ took a heave and was caught behind. His stylish 41 was a good start to his Bashers career. Mal ‘Omega’ Collins made a few and our other newcomer Mike ‘Tubby’ Hall followed with a quick fire 15. He looked a good hitter and an exciting prospect for later in the campaign. The runs then dried up to tight bowling including the spinmeister who took a ‘Five-For’and we finished our 30 overs on 147.

All of the Bashers bowling suffered from too many wides and no balls. We managed to send down 40-This combined with 20-30 too few off the bat left us with too much to do and the Devils reached the target in the 21st over. Pat ‘The Dog’ Savina. ‘Tiny’ Tim O’Connell, Mike ‘Tubby’ Hall,and Glenn ‘Growler’ Rowell all looked useful except for the spate of wide deliveries.’Tiny’ gets steep bounce and the other lads mentioned get a bit of seam movement off the pitch. ‘Tubby’ swings the odd one and will take wickets at D2 Level. Ben ‘Conan’ Parris had an excellent spell of leg spin and at times, looked unplayable. With more runs on the board to play with, he would have had an opportunity to run through them.

• Sunday 29 May 2011 Dulwich College
  Bashers Pleasure 147/10 (2.67)
  Devils Digital 151/6 (7.51)

2011 Division Two

So; the Boys are looking sharper and we have bowling and batting depth. A bit more discipline will see us cruising towards the play-offs. ‘The Skip’.

Bashers CC Pleasure vs Hot Dogs-22 May 2011 SRFC

A blustery, windy day at SRFC saw Bashers win the toss and take first dig- The Korean and Pit Stop were making good progress against some wayward opening bowling when a running mix-up saw Pit Stop caught well outside his ground as the ball which was hit directly to the fielder was returned neatly over the stumps.

Omega settled in quickly and comfortably and was moving along serenely in the twenties when the introduction of Rak’s Channa-style leggies proved to be his undoing and he was clean bowled trying to hit the ball out of the park. (more…)

Bashers Pleasure vs Pudong-July 11-Match report

Last Sunday’s weather Gods tried to play havoc on another Bashers Pleasure game without reckoning on the combined stubbornness of a gnarled old Scot and fresh-faced Ozzy to ensure that the cricket went on in some shape and form, despite consistent rain and conditions more akin to the Birmingham League in the middle of an average to good British summer. Bearing all this in mind, the pitch played very well and the drainage was incredibly good except for a few ‘wet patches’ here and there on the square. (more…)

Bashers Pleasure vs Pudong-Sunday July 11-SRFC-1:30 PM

Gentlemen, here is the line-up for Sunday. As is often the case, we were not able to squeeze everyone in and my apologies for this. However, thanks for sticking up your hands and look forward to getting you a run at some juncture. Bus will depart form The Camel at 12:00. One full bottle down-down for every minute past 12:00 so watch the timekeeping! Looking forward to a resounding victory! Jimmy.

Pleasure vs. Pudong

@ SRFC.

Game starts at 1:30 pm.

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Bashers Pleasure VS Hot Dogs-Dulwich-9.00 am June 27

Gentlemen, Here is the squad for Sunday; We have a strong line-up and my apologies for those who wished to play and who we could not squeeze in on this occasion-we have a long season ahead and so keep working at your games and the chances will be there!

1. Jimmy ‘Bugs’ McLeod (C)
2. Andy ‘Tank’ Scott (VC)
3. Sam ‘Swahili’ Finnerty
4. Shaun ‘Golden Shears’ Lear
5. Tony ‘Badabing’ Finocchiaro
6. Mal ‘Omega’ Collins
7. Rakesh ‘The Rock’ Kumar
8. Justin ‘Scooby’ Field
9. Tom ‘Bladder’ Lucas
10. Darren ‘Dazzler’ Manning
11. Paul ‘Woodstock’ Howard
12. Twelfth Man-Desmond ‘Long Dong’ DeSilva

We depart from The Camel at 7.30…. remember DULWICH for those going direct; please let me know on my cell if you are going direct-13795294193.

Let’s thrash them, Boys; I sniff Victory number two! Jimmy.

Bashers Pleasure vs Leopards-June 19 2010

A slim, trim Bashers unit headed off to Dulwich for an afternoon game in high heat and even higher humidity. Captain Bugs reckoned strategically that the unbeaten Leopards would be less adept at compiling a target rather than chasing one down and promptly inserted them, exposing Pleasure to the ferocity of the elements. This strategic error had the contributing effect of most Bashers bowlers being plundered to all parts of the ground as the Oppo screamed to 233-9 off 30 overs.

In reply, Pleasure collapsed to 104 all out, hence losing the game by a sizable 129 runs. Honours with the bat again went to Swahili who compiled 23 not out in the elevated position of number 8 and Badabing who managed 21 before ‘retiring hurt’ with heat stroke.The only other contributors in double figures were Extras with 21 and Dazzler who made 11.

• Saturday 19 June 2010 Dulwich College
  Leopards CC 233/9 (8.13)
  Bashers Pleasure 104/9 (2.84)

Pleasure vs DPR Hotdogs

@ DULWICH

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Guys, please note that Sunday’s game is at Dulwich NOT SRFC-We will depart from The Camel at 7.30. Jimmy.

Leopards v Pleasure

@ Dulwich

Pleasure squad for this Saturday. Leaving Camel at 11.30am.

James “Bugs” Macleod

Sam “Swahili” Finnerty

Andy “Tank” Scott

Darren “Dazzler” Manning

Paul “Woodstock” Howard

Tom “Latex” Ash

Tony “Bada Bing” Finocchiaro

Desmond “Long Dong” De Silva

Sean “Korean” Malcon

Fabian “Grooverider” Ribiero

Travis “Swoop” Weir

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