An invitation has just come in via Cricket Shanghai from our recent visitors Beijing CC.

To summarise;

They’re having a sixes tournament in July. Shanghai has been offered two spots. Gravity hopes to send a Dragons and a Pirates team.

Registrations close at the end of this month so if you’re interested please indicate as so below.

The tournament starts on the Friday and finishes up on Sunday at Dulwich College, Beijing. Obviously there are the usual array of social activities you’d expect at an event such as this.

Sounds like a good trip.

you might find more on the Beijing CC website

or on (a slightly smaller version of ) the pdf invitation

Dear Cricket Shanghai Members & Friends,
As per the April Cricket Communique, many of you may well be aware that the Beijing CC Lions will be touring this weekend in the first of this year’s home and away China Cup fixtures. Based on those who made themselves available, the SCC Dragons are as follows:
SCC Dragons v BCC Lions – 10:30am May 17th, 2009 (Dulwich Cricket Oval)
Jon Newton (c) Devils CC
Mike Tsesmelis (vc) DPR Hot Dogs
Oliver Austin Bashers CC
Deepak Nautiyal Devils CC
Hadleigh Churchill Bashers CC
Sheyan Patel Bashers CC
JJ Lim DPR Hot Dogs
Kevin Wright Bashers CC
Sameer Jolly Bashers CC
Ali Butt DPR Hot Dogs
Denzyl Allwright Bashers CC
Michael Preston Official Umpire
Andy Scott Official Scorer

Over the previous 3 years the bi-annual China Cup has been hotly contested and the Dragons currently lead the series 3-1 and are holders of the Cup. We have been received very well in the past by Beijing CC on our trips up north so let’s all really make this a weekend to remember for them. We have planned some evening activities outside of the cricket on Sunday and please support this initiative and have a get together and show our Beijing CC counterparts some great Shanghai hospitality.
The schedule for this weekend’s activities is as follows:

May 16th (Sat) 8pm – 11pm De La Coast – Reception Dinner on the open-air balcony
Buffet (incl. Vegetarian) @ RMB 200 per person
Open Bar – Sodas, Beers, Spirits
1 Yan An Lu, corner of Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu (The Bund)
May 17th (Sun) 6pm – Late Bamboo (PuDong) – Fines Sessions, Send off & Socialising
777 BiYun Lu, JinQiao, PuDong
If you live in PuDong come and join the teams after the game

Please RSVP your interest and number of people wanting to attend the De La Coast Reception Dinner to
Deepak at events@cricketshanghai.com asap so that he can give the venue a clearer indication of
numbers for the venue management. Please note that all BCC Lions will be attending so please everyone
come join us for a beautiful evening on The Bund with good views, good food and good friends.
Here’s to another great weekend for everyone involved in Cricket Shanghai

Jon Newton 

President – Cricket Shanghai