Bashers. It's Shanghainese for Cricket

Hello Nanjing

You’ve been waiting for it for a long time. Finally, in living color, the Bashers on tour in Nanjing.

The tour report has yet to be written (who is doing that by the way?), but to whet your appetite, here are some snaps from the three day tour.

Photos of note include the positively rural stumps, finely hand crafted with the help of an angle grinder by the President, the truly rural ground, closely cared for under the direction of Katie, and the white-trash rural scorers table, stolen from the adjacent school.

What can’t be seen in the photos is the utterly hot and humid nature of the Nanjing weather, the utter lack on water on Sunday and the questionable nature of the “BBQ.”

The general looseness of the weekend however, cheerfully comes through just fine.

Please contact me if you would like any high res images from this collection.

For a read of the full tour report have a peek here (more…)

May 2009 – Cricket Shanghai Newsletter

Staying in Touch and Up-to-Date
We are now a few rounds into the 2009 league and most of the competitions are still wide open. While many of us have our eyes glued to the WT20 in England this month, let’s take some time out to review the developments within Cricket Shanghai.
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April 2009 Cricket Shanghai Newsletter

Welcome to the 2009 Season

As discussed at last month’s AGM, the Council will be sending out a monthly Communique to all members going forward. As there is a lot to get you all up to speed on this first edition will be slightly longer than normal. We hope you find these monthly communications useful and please feel free to let us know where we can develop further to keep everyone up to date. The new 2009 Season is well under way and the Council’s plan to schedule double headers between all club’s Div 1 & Div 2 teams has been well received and good for inter-club rivalry. (more…)

Waigaoqiao Update

Some piccies from Gravity Newton’s presentation at the recent AGM

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And this is where it is

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Annual Photo 2008

Some of you requested a copy of this picture. You all look lovely!

There’s a full size version here 

and how well do you know your Bashers? take the quiz here!

Awards Night 2008

Capping off a stunning season an evening of long boring speeches and a couple of quiet beers at Dehli Zaika

And the winners were;

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Bashers With A Trophy!

Amazing picture. The camera doesn’t lie.

Bashers @ The Sixes

We’re expecting a full tournament report from a prominent basher any day now (volunteers?) but to tide you over a couple of moments to remember.

Bashers resplendent in their blazers at the dinner & savouring defeat with Sir Beefy

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Sponsors Big Bashers Wrap

Fellows – we’ve hit the big time. Nazia & Olaf from kind sponsors 2point6billion have been sufficiently inspired by their day out with us on Saturday to put together a bit of a piece on Shanghai cricket. Some of you may even recognise some of the pictures!

http://www.2point6billion.com/2008/07/21/getting-cricket-crazy-in-china/