Bashers. It's Shanghainese for Cricket

Thursday practice and DRINKS!!! Dec 8th 2011 6pm onwards. Don’t be a WUSS!!!

Yes indeed… It’s about time we show some love to our sponsors and revive the THIRSTY THURSDAY traditions. It’s been a long week so y not come over and have a pint in preparation for the weekend ahead!

Practice- yes Prrrrractice…. For our next Bashers’ event- Bashers Xmas Carolling! (I know u Bashers have some beautiful voices!!!)

Tis the season to be jolly… So let’s get into the spirit of Xmas.. Come over for some drinks and some banter! Come warm urselves up in this cold, depressing weather…. brrrr!!!
Is there any cricket on? Who cares? It’ll be good to see u all. Maybe we’ll even end up playing the river!

Roots & Shoots BASHERS CHRISTMAS QUIZ!!! Thursday Dec 15th 2011!!! (with buffet dinner)

Alrighty Boys and Girls- it’s that time of the year … Our final quiz of 2011- THE BASHERS CHRISTMAS QUIZ!!!

Sorry for the delayed post as us Social Directors have been flying all over the place!

We have something special this time around- there will be a scrumptious XMAS BUFFET on offer. This will start at 7pm and go on for about an hour and a half (MENU to be confirmed…I will post it on the blog in a bit but think christmasy!!!). The buffet will be 120 Rambos per head.

This will be followed by some trivia (with special guest host Philip Mildenhall) that will leave yall mind boggled… So come on over. Bring your sharpened minds, families, friends, significant others, and even random strangers! Try and spread the word round! There will be plenty of prizes on offer (hopefully not all ending up in the Korean’s home!) with the special prize being one minute of “frolic and fun” with Latex under the mistletoe… (more…)

The Saint’s Shout-out

Doing radio commentary for the test at the Gabba today Bryan Waddle and our Patron Danny Morrison give some love to the Bashers.

Listen.

Fall Sports Boat Cruise. We’re on a BOAT!!! BOO YA!!! (Nov 25th 2011)

Yo guys!!! Check this out… the peeps from PubcrawlShanghai are organizing a big Boat Cruise party for all the sports teams in Shanghai. This looks like a cracker of a night as it starts with a pre-party at our very own “EL CAMEL” and moves over to the Huangpu river (I’m on a Boat!) with a “happy ending” at a VIP party on the Bund (I think…). Tickets are 250RMB and includes free flow beer and all that jazz. Have a look below and let me know if ur in by Monday so we can start organizing tickets (family and friends all invited!). BRING IT! (more…)

Fall Sports Boat Cruise (Friday Nov. 25th 6pm to 12am…ish)- I’m on a BOAT!!!

Alrighty Bashers!!!

The crew from PubCrawlShanghai are throwing a massive Sports Bash on the Huangpu River with free flow beer, cocktails and live band/DJ… Should be a cracker as the who’s who of Shanghai sports will be present! The night starts off with a pre-party at our very own sponsor “THE CAMEL” and moves onto the Huangpu (I’m on a boat) for some shenanigans before ending at a VIP party somewhere on the Bund (I think ZEAL).

Tickets are 250 Rambos and include all of the above with transport (except the cocktails which are 35rmb). Family and friends are invited. Guys this is a great way to rep the Bashers and the Shanghai Cricket League- they want us over so bad they’ve even reserved a table for us already on the boat! Have a look below and let me know by the end of the week if ur in or not and I can help sort out the tickets… It should be great preparation for the SCC AGM the next day! DO IT!!!! (more…)

SCC AGM 26th November at the Le Royal Meridien

Attention all Bashers playing members:

++++TIME CHANGE++++

With the 2011 season coming to a close, it is time for the SCC’s Annual General Meeting to be able to present to the players the progress that has been made over the season, and our plans for the club moving forward. Click on the photo to download the flyer.

Please ensure that next week Saturday is marked on your calendars. (more…)

SCC Debenture from 1934

One of my colleagues whose family has some stuff in the attic from the SCC in the 20′s and 30′s gave me a copy of this debenture issued in 1934. $1000 (there were 50 of them)  paying 6% a year and redeemable in 1964. Obviously they never got their money back. Below also this photo of the Taikoo and Wayfoong teams from 1923.  Comparing photos across the years some of the money raised in 1934 clearly went towards extending the clubhouse and particularly the bar presumably at the behest of the Gentlemen. The guy in the middle in the suit is the head of HSBC who built their buiding on the Bund.

2011 Awards Nominations

Help!

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

BASHERS “BLAZERING” (the new “PLANKING”)

With all the talk this weekend of “PLANKING“, “OWLING”, “TEBOWING” and “HORSEMANING” (If u have no idea wat these terms mean look it up!) it’s about time we get some Bashers “BLAZERING” in…

Wat’s that you ask? “Blazering”- Acquire Basher’s Blazer… Wear Blazer… Find appropriate (or inappropriate!!) location and strike a pose (funny face, Captain Morgan stance, thumbs up, beer in hand watevaa!!!) and click away… The more exotic the location and pose the better!

Take a pic in ur Blazer at the local Kedi Store, on the Metro, in the Bar, in Cranky’s office, heck even in the Loo!!! Just dont forget to post it on the blog! But here lies a challenge to the Bashers- I know many of us travel all over the place so it would be great to see how far and wide the Basher Blazer can travel (I’m takin it to Japan next weekend!)… Wat wud be even cooler is finding some random person (preferably a hot babe!!!) to don the Legendary Basher Blazer and gettin a pic of it (Pat the Dog lead the way earlier this yr!!!)

SO ??? Challenge accepted!!! (Yes it’s been a slow day at work!) Let’s see how far we can go with this… U may never know- it mite become the new internet FAD…

Examples to follow (look up Xiamen Blog!).. Get Amongst it!!!