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While Terror Turner was nervously awaiting the most important delivery of his life , and Loose Losington confessing to a life time of rampant premarital sex and masturbation, the remaining Bashers were focusing on the seasons marquee event , The Shanghai Coca-Cola International Cricket 6s’

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Two Days of sixes fun. The First on the 9th for more social players and for those who consider themselves superior some more competitive games on the 16th. Please let us know who’s interested.

Bashers Scores From The Tournament - read on…

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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

HK Cricket Festival 2008

The call is out….for player availability to represent the Bashers CC in the HK Cricket Festival 2008 http://hkcricketfestival.com/index.htm . For those of you not familiar with this tournament, it is a Sixes Tourn., and part of the official Asian Sixes Tour http://www.cricketsixes.com (the HK equivalent of our Shanghai International Sixes tournament this month), and is sanctioned by the HK Cricket Club.

DATES: Friday 5th Dec – Sunday 7th Dec., 2008.

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The first draft of the draw has been approved (apart from the anti-basher who is never happy).

For THE FIRST TIME EVER no first thing in the morning games for the Bashers. We do however have Scoring duties for the very start of the tourney on Friday am. We need capable scorers, umpires and some people to operate scoreboards which can be done by monkeys so there’s opportunities for everyone.

The Bashers are in the Shoes Group.

First Game vs Murava Presidents VI (including Heals) at 11:40am Friday

Second vs The White Knights (Merv) at 10:40am Saturday

Third vs CBB at 4:00pm Saturday

Finals - Sunday

Now i’ve highlighted the game times but of course most action occurs off the pitch and everybody is encouraged to spend the whole weekend at the ground enjoying the sun and some quiet beverages.

The full draw (draft) is available here (UPDATED).

so who is and isn’t available to play the tournament?

It’s coming down to it now and we’re putting the pieces in place. Always one of the toughest hurdles is Scorers and Umpires. I’m putting big pressure on the other clubs to step up this year and i hope i can rely upon the Bashers again showing the way. Basically we need as many of you as possible to put your hands up NOW and say “yes i can count and i’d be happy to give a few hours of my time during the tournament to make it run nice and smooth” Anyone with black pants who knows a thing or two about cricket is welcome to do some umpiring. Come on guys don’t be shy - lets show these other freeloaders how to rock this.

The Biggest flashest social event of the year. Bashers are set to glow on the red carpet in their new Blazers. By now you should all have RSVP’d to The Tank (custodian@basherscc.org)

Venue is the delicious Sheraton Shanghai Hotel & Residences. Festivities begin at 7:30pm and a full program of entertainment is being put together including wisdom and hilarity from cricketing luminaries such as Beefy Botham, Merv Hughes, Allan Lamb & Ian Healy. Followed by an all star band and geeky dancing.

All Proceeds go to building Schools in Siquan.

Guys , here it is , the long awaited Flyer for this years International Sixes .

Please forward this to your email address book , there are plenty of tickets left and we need all the help we can get .

Be prepared next week we will have these in print form , which the Bashers will be allocated an area in Shanghai to drop off .

Traditionally the Bashers have made this poster and flyer drop a pub crawl , and we so no reason to break with tradition.

Once they are printed we will be asking for volunteers to distribute . 

Anyone who lives in remote parts of Shanghai , we need you to step up and distribute to your local expat hangouts , stores and restaurants .

Watch this space .

Pres-Opinion

For the 8 brave & hardy souls, here are the details of this (victorious) 6’s tournament: (more…)