There is an excellent article and video on CNN on the origins of baseball.

“An extract from an 18th-century diary containing the oldest known reference to baseball is among the items on display in a new exhibition in London exploring the English origins and cricketing connections of America’s national sport.

“While baseball was once claimed to have been invented in the U.S. in the mid-19th century, recent findings suggest a sport of the same name may have evolved decades earlier alongside cricket, crossing the Atlantic with English settlers to the American colonies.”

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

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.

President:
Denzyl “Cranky” Allwright

Secretary:
Phil “Filthy” Mildenhall
Andy “Tank” Scott (incumbent)

Treasurer:
Rakesh “Rock” Kumar
Phil “Filthy” Mildenhall
Dave “Oscar” Rosenthal

Club Captain:
Hadleigh “Sir Dick” Churchill
Desmond “Long Dong” DeSilva
Phil “Filthy” Mildenhall

Social Director:
Hadleigh “Sir Dick” Churchill
Evan “Divinyl” Golbach
Phil “Filthy” Mildenhall
Sam “Circus” White

Business Captain:
Oliver “Stats” Austin (incumbent)

Pleasure Captain:
James “Bugs” McLeod
Channa “Made In” Phillip

Photos from the final:

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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

6.50 am Sunday , bus drives to Bamboo as planned  .

If Tongren Rd. is blocked then we park bus on corner of Beijing and Xikang rd , lug our gear around the corner and get on it for the ground.

For supporters there will be NO Breakfast ! The bus will pick up at 9am  from the ashen remains of Masala Art on Dagu Rd . Plenty of coffee shops there for all the supporters and Geishas to get a morning bite into them .

Post game the bus will take all us happy winners out the Big Bamboo at Hongmei Rd where general mayhem will ensure .

No matter what, its going to be a great day !!

Go Bashers !!!!!!

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 !

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.

We are Shanghai’s most famous club, the fairest of clubs, the hardest working club and we have had members flocking through the doors of the Bamboo for years looking for men of their equal in spirit and desire.Without doubt we are Shanghai’s proudest club.No other club has as many of its original members still playing, still watching, still supporting the teams and the club as the mighty Bashers.All members then and since have been welcomed with open arms, supported, derided, punched at, fallen down drunk with, watched in horror as team mates have fallen downstairs, broken wrists, broken hearts, been tossed in some of Shanghai’s finest establishments, and true our spirits they will continue to support the Bashers as players and supporters til the hole in the ground swallows them whole with Bashers colours.Perhaps I am getting a little excited but who with a heart and blood would not be!!

The club has fought long and hard for 6 years against willful enemies and the current team is its best crop.This is the light coming out of the darkness.

K2? Fuck them.They are wannabes and we are heart and soul.

Fight hard and fight strong and be drunken fools on Sunday night!

To seek, to strive and never to yield.

Devour!!

Number 1

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

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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:

Committee Positions

President: Responsible for sponsorships and overall club leadership; main contact for the SCC and Cricket Shanghai (candidate must already have been a club member for at least three years at the beginning of next year)

Secretary: Responsible for maintaining club records; supports the president and treasurer

Treasurer: Maintains club finances and membership dues; supports the president and secretary

Club Captain: Responsible for all playing sides; organizes practice schedule, works with both Business and Pleasure captains to field teams, works with the president to arrange tours

Social Director: Responsible for club social functions; arranges dinners, quiz nights and traditional Bashers functions including Bashers Day, Family Day and the End-of-Season function

Non-Committee Positions

Business Captain: Responsible for on-the-field captaincy of the side, works with the Club Captain to choose the side

Pleasure Captain: Responsible for on-the-field captaincy of the side, works with the Club Captain to choose the side

Equipment Manager: In charge of the kit, maintaining and buying new equipment

Registration Procedure

Those wanting to run for the above mentioned positions should comment below or send an email to secretary@basherscc.org. Registration for positions ends on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 pm. Voting to be held at the beginning of the End-of-Season function.