Happy New Year to you Bashers out there! I hope you all had a great holiday and are ready to hit 2012 for a big old six!

To start the year of with a bang I am happy to announce that with all the hard work we put in last year with Shanghai Roots and Shoots we have achieved the great land mark of 4000 trees and thus we have our very own forest!

Here is a great message from Tori, Zeezee and the team at Roots and Shoots explaining what we have achieved and re-confirming that The Bashers set the standard for all other clubs in Shanghai.

The certificate will be taking pride of place on the wall in the Members End at the Camel and serve as a reminder to all of us that this club is so much more than just Cricket.

Also please be ready to hear from the new committee over the coming month of our plans for 2012 as we gear up for what is looking like a busy year for the Bashers on and off the field!

While you wait for your blazers to be dry-cleaned for next weekend please have a think about Bashers deserving of recognition this year.

We’ll take any suggestions you have, any moments from 2011 which are deserving of acknowledgement.

Have a look at the previous year’s awards (in the sidebar at right) for some idea of some of the traditional awards which need filling.

Have a read through some of the lumberjack reports to jog your memories.

I don’t care, nominate yourself if you want.

To keep things as opaque as possible, please send all nominations through to blog@basherscc.org

Also, any photos from this season, don’t keep them to yourself. Send them in just like you didn’t last year.

do it now!

cheers

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.

The New Zealander’s once again punching above their weight here.

I’m heading to the Camel this afternoon to label up a shipment of VB & Pure Blonde just arrived from the smashing fellas at Just Beer. Pop along to the Camel at your next convenience to collect your winnings – just ask Steve.

Winners (2 Cases each): Spain - Filthy & Sir Dick

Runners Up (1 Case Each): Netherlands – Mrs Cranky & Filthy

Semi-Finalists (half case each): Uruguay, Germany - Omega, Swoop, Cranky & The Korean

Quarter-Finalists (six pack each): Brazil, Argentina, Ghana, Paraguay - Stats, Brokeback, Hedgehog, Queen Mary, Lu, BS, Bugs & Tank

hope this little comp added extra spice to the event for you, we’ll definitely look at doing something similar in the future.

I will endeavour to be at the Camel this Thursday night myself to collect outstanding entries;

Pothole, Swoop, Loose, Swahili, Mrs Pusher, Mini Pusher, Gary Glitterus, Whipper, Inquisition.

Vote here for BEST SPORTS TEAM NOMINEES here:

http://shanghai.urbanatomy.com/voting

Question 5: BEST SPORTS TEAM. Strangely they have nominated the SCC but used the BASHERS LOGO! YEEEE!

Get involved!

Loose.

Sportzvault has since its inception been the bane of the skippers’ existences… The nongmin on the phone in the lift, the mosquito buzzing around you in bed – in other words very annoying.

The SCC have taken over responsibility of updating this system once the scores have been agreed upon by the playing captains and submitted to the Club.

We have now been given a period of a week to confirm the facts and figures in the system before they are logged in for good. So anyone who wants to keep a tally on runs / wickets / catches etc MUST double check their stats in the days following the game. If there are mistakes, let their respective skippers know by the THURSDAY (in email format please) or forever hold you peace.

To make life easier – here is the link for you all – in future, please check the fixed links on the blog

Any further questions – please talk to the voting members of the committee.

Much love,
Stats

The Annual SCC AGM and Awards Dinner will be held this Saturday night, 3 April, at the new Big Bamboo in Jinqiao.

The AGM will be held from 18:30 to 20:00 with the awards portion of the program to follow on at 20:00.

As the 2009 Premiers, the Bashers should be here in force. Blazers and ties a must.

The schedule of events:
18:30-20:00: AGM Meeting
20:00-23:00: Awards Dinner
23:00-late: Socialising and Cash Bar

Package arrangements: RMB180 per person buys one buffet dinner (vegetarian options available) and 3 drinks

more evidence can be found here

and for a list of the winners visit the link in the sidebar

Well done Bashers – let’s start “training” for next year