Bashers Cricket Club

Is there any interest in the Vietnam International Cricket Sixes (Ho Chi Minh / Saigon) which the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour (ACST) is aiming to hold in 2010.
1/ Is anyone interested in traveling to Ho Chi Minh / Saigon for this event?
2/ Would the proposed dates of the 6th and 7th of February 2010 suit?.
3/ If that date does not suit, will a weekend 2 or 3 weeks later suit?

I know this is late notice and we really need to act fast if there is interest.

Dear Bashers,

The following nominees are running for a role in the 2010 Bashers Committee. Voting will be held at the start of the End of Season Function this Friday.

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Most of you are probably hearing the rumors , so let me clarify the situation.

Due to Barrack Obama staying at the Portman this Sunday , it seems the police want to shut down all drinking establishments and some roads , Tongren being one of them.

Officially the Bamboo has been asked to close so we will now go with our plan B

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To all you Bashers out there , in all corners of the globe this page is for you.

We havent forgotten the 136 of you proud to call yourself Bashers and we know the day you have all dreamed about has come , the Bashers in the Div 1 Final ( league for those older guys !)

Let the team know you are behind them , impart a little Bashers wisdom or story.

Ex Obscurum  Cometes Lux Lucis

Out of the darkness cometh the light

The day has come !! Basher Basher Basher !

Stats/Omega/Dipso

Congrats on leading the team to the final.A momentus occasion in itself and just one step to glory.

As a founding father and number 1 I have a duty to send a message to the boys so please send the message on.Of course I played in the very first game this season!

Bashers

You have achieved what no Bashers team in its long chequered history has achieved by reaching the final and now you stand ready to devour the crown.  And devour it you shall.

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Bashers,

This Sunday sees the clash of the League 1 giants vs the New Boys from Yiwu…
Yes, the unthinkable has occured… The Hot Dogs are propping up the League, and the Mighty Mighty Bashers are in the final.
The game is taking place at the SRFC on Sunday – time to be confirmed in the next 24 hours or so.
The opposition are K2.
The stakes couldn’t be higher… 12 months of officially being the best club in Shanghai – both off the field (undeniable) and on it.

This is a reminder that there will be training on Thursday which will give players extra practice time.
In all honesty there is unlikely to be major changes from last week’s heroic XII but all are welcome and indeed encouraged to come to SanHeHuaYuan on Thursday from 6pm till 8pm.

This will be the last nets session of the season so would be great to get a turn out, and a mass descent on the Big Bamboo.

Cheers,

Stats

Photos from the Bashers-Pudong battle in the dark.

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Dear Bashers,

With the finals only a week away and the End-of-Season Function and Hong Kong Sixes not long after that, it is time to give some thought to next year’s committee.

The Bashers Committee is an integral part of the Bashers, in charge of arranging sponsorships, procuring buses, organizing functions, purchasing kit, etc.

For 2010, the following positions are open for voting: (more…)

Bashers,
The Business Team are in the Final!!!

Yesterday, in an absolute rip-roaring game of cricket, we held our nerve and managed to beat the Devils in a low-scoring thriller.

An 08:30 start at the SRFC was always going to be unpleasant, but the team arrived in fine fettle  with a combined total of zero hang-overs to share between the team.
A damp outfield with conditions set to improve made this a difficult decision upon the toss – but fortunately the Devils won, and the New Anti-Basher  decided to have a bowl first.
His decision seemed vindicated as the Bashers top-order struggled against the Newton/Anugula new ball partnership. Wickets tumbled at regular intervals until Cassius and Paps started to gradually turn things round. Cassius eventually departed, and useful contributions from the lower order and some fantastic  running between the wickets combined with Paps’ 37 meant the Bashers reached a final score of 146 – a total we would have settled for at the drinksbreak. Interestingly… or embarrassingly…  this total was reached without a single boundary.
The Devils began their run chase ominously – with Anugula successfully chancing him arm and sending the ball to all corners with  a combination of text-book slogs and agricultural heaves. They raced to 87/1 after thirteen over – with a special mention to Don Juan whose three overs contributed 33 runs…
The decision was made to combine our lethal slow bowling partnership of Inquisition and Divinyl who had tied the Devils up last time we played them and again this ploy worked. Men crowded round the bat and huge pressure was applied on the batsmen. It worked.
Leppa took 4 for not many in his 8 overs, Divinyl 3 off  8 as the Devils lost their last 9 wickets for 45 runs.
It was breathtaking stuff – a great example of Bashers spirit – turning the match around through great running, great fielding and great bowling.

Victory clutched from the jaws of defeat. Magical.

Next week – Bashers vs K2 final. Bring it on.