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Xiamen 666′s team selection

The tournament of the year is almost on us!

All touring plays need to be at the Camel next Wednesday 26th at 19:00 for the team selection. For this competition we have the COKE Bashers and the KOOKA Bashers representing.

Please confirm below that you will be there on Wednesday as i will be going through the details to make sure you turn up at the right airport and all that stuff!

Get working on your Halloween costume as we need to represent at the party on saturday. Shrek, you can come as yourself seeing as you are f@£king scary already!

The squad list looks like this currently and its not too late to come along, just let me know.

Pusher (Cpt. Coke Bashers)
Woodstock (Cpt Kooka Bashers)
Cranky
Latex
Parrot
Growler
Swahili
Sir Dick
The Mule
Hot Lava
Shrek
Korean
Sinbad
Stats
Oscar (official photographer)

1st Fifty Years of Shanghai Cricket (Part #4)

Last part of the 1914 newspaper article. Reference to concerns about ” modern decadence”  were prophetic.  The reference to men of today “manfully upholding traditions” clearly refers to the gentlemen of the Leisure. Also interesting 1st eleven standard players were excluded from playing in the League.

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who’s got a semi?

The Camel’s got two!!

Usual table from 3pm for a 4pm KO on both Saturday and Sunday!

Club Tie?

Dear Commitee

I need a tie, want to do something special for the end of season do.

Where Am I to procure one?

PS: will pay whatever dues are owed on the evening of the big pissa, if I am in a good mood.

PPS: Denz, where’s my jumper?

Regardlessly not yours,

(3/4) Loose

Xiamen Halloween 666s

Here are more details for what is shaping up to be the event of the year.

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RWC QF Games at the Camel

Big weekend of rugby coming up with every game a thriller apart from when England stuff the Frogs.

The Bashers will have a table set aside for us on both Saturday and Sunday from 12pm.

Saturday KO
1pm Ireland V Wales
3:30pm England V France

Sunday KO
1pm South Africa V Australia
3.30pm New Zealand V Argentina

Thursday Drinks on as normal

Although we are done with the league there is a lot of banter to be had over a few drinks.

Come to the Camel tonight to talk about the usual kind of nonsense such as;

Who is running for the committee next year?
What will your fancy dress outfit be for xiamen Halloween party?
Will Sinbad make it through the night in xiamen only fuelled by vodka Lime and Sodas?
Is Pushers 8 year old son more literate than the majority of the team?
Is Filthy really as bad at cricket as he appeared to be during the game on Monday?
Does Latex look better with his shirt off?

Big topics that can only be decided after 10 pints at the Camel.

See you down there from 20:00. I will be the one sitting on my own wondering where everyone else is!

X X

Lumberjack: PooBasher Day

Hello my name is Agung. I am 8 years old and named after a volcano. I just played my first cricket match for the Bashers yesterday. We played at my papa’s rugby ground where there were also lots of little Japanese footballers about the same size as me. We played against Pudong Power who were not very powerful. They had one giant man and the rest were normal size. Pudong Power batted first so the Bashers bowled first. Mr Parrot got two fantastic catches when Mr Woodstock was bowling. My papa and Mr Filthy got catches too. Mr Latex let the ball go through his legs and I stopped it. My papa, my brother and I bowled too, but I was the best bowler because I got a very good wicket. The Pudong Power batsman was very angry with the umpire but the Bashers all shouted very loudly.  After every over I had to High-5 Mr Parrot.  The giant man from Pudong Power hit a six. After Pudong Power batted we had a barbeque and also ice cream. Pudong Power scored 140 runs so the Bashers needed 141 runs to win. I was not allowed to bat because I am too little so I was put in charge of the new scoreboard. Mr Woodstock is a very funny batsman and Mr Parrot and Mr Korean are very good batsmen because they scored many runs. Mr Latex is a very lazy batsman because he did not like to run. Everyone said Mr Filthy was the most boring batsman. Mr Parrot scored the winning four with a fantastic shot so all the Bashers were very happy.  We scored 147 because my brother was allowed to bat after we won. Then we all went home on the bus and Mr Latex took his Bashers shirt off and underneath he had a black plastic shirt on that made his tummy look even bigger. Mr Parrot told lots of jokes and told everyone to drink but my brother and I cannot drink beer and the bus had no Coca-Cola so we had to eat sweets. It was a very fun day.

The First Fifty Years of Shanghai Cricket (Part #3)

3rd part of the 1914 artcile below.  Yet more Scots. We also find out that the Leisure were not the first time to bowled out easily by schoolkids so Dags and Latex can rest easy… and judging by the scores the Leisure were not the first team to play under the heavy influence  of alcohol. Also things get going with Japan.

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