Bashers. It's Shanghainese for Cricket

SUPPORTERS CALL: Bashers CC v K2 Final

Dear All

Further to Stat’s note below, can ALL supporters interested in attending the final on Sunday please drop a comment below. I would put a rally call out there to ALL Bashers to get along and get behind the Business team this Sunday.

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Sunday’s Final Selection – Training

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

LEAGUE 1 SEMIS – BASHERS vs DEVILS

It is now officially official.
Bashers Business finished second in the league, behing K2.
This Sunday is the League 1 SemiFinal which will see us take on our friends the Devils.
It is an early start – 08:30 at the SRFC.

Squad as follows:
Ollie ‘Stats’ Austin
Sheyan ‘Dipso’ Patel
Sameer ‘Paps’ Jolly
Denzyl ‘Cranky’ Allwright
John ‘Inquisition’ Lepagniol
Dave’ Oscar’ Rosenthal
Evan ‘I will turn up, I promise’ Golbach
Kevin ‘Chewie’ Wright
Phil ‘Filthy’ Mildenhall
Ed ‘Don Juan’ Owen
Hadleigh ‘Sir Dick’ Churchill

12th Man: Rakesh ‘the Rock’ Kumar

Please can we meet at the Big Bamboo at 07:00.
Can those going direct to the ground be there by 08:00.

Early start – so we need to make sure we are there and warmed up for this big, must win game.
Would also be appreciated if people can hold back a little on their Saturday night alcohol consumption – boring I know….

Any questions -  call me.
Cheers,
Stats

International Cuisine Festival 2009: Sat & Sun

Ladies & Germs

This weekend see the hosting of Shanghai’s The Cuisine Festival, which unites food and wine professionals from all over the world with local food and wine lovers. Prestigious international and Chinese restaurants, famous chefs, wine makers, chocolatiers, bakers, and high-end grocers will converge on the Shanghai Exhibition Center ready to cook up, uncork and serve a storm of tasty delights.

Lovely sponsors JUSTBEER have a booth set up [location D15] and will be selling PURE BLONDES all weekend to BASHERS for 15 RMB! LOOOOOOOOOOOSE! SHED #2!

I’ll be there tomorrow ‘getting amongst it’! (more…)

Training Is On

Gents,
Thursday evening from 6pm till 8pm will hopefully see a good load of Bashers heading to SanHeHuaYuan for the weekly nets session.
Hopefully we can get a good crowd down and then head over to the Bamboo for a couple of refreshing ales after.

Please let me know below if you can make it.

Melbourne Cup Day: BIG BAMBOO Tomorrow midday

Guys

Our lovely sponsors The Big Bamboo are putting on the RACE THAT STOPS A NATION tomorrow: The Melbourne Cup. Since the dawn of man, Australia has stood still on the first Tuesday of November to watch a few ponies run around Flemington, and to sink a few brews.

The race is at midday so get there early doors for a feed and a few cold one. The bookie will be there from about 10.30AM to collect all bets. Drink specials, 25rmb beers, cheap wine, good tucker…..get a bet on!

Secondly, the Tigers AFL dinner is coming up on the 14th of November, 850rmb each for all folk interested. Acker, Colbert and Fraser Gehrig will be here. Post here if you are keen to get along…

Stay Loose

LXXXVII

TRAINING TOMORROW

Gentlemen,
I trust we are  all near full recovery.
Just to let you all know training is on tomorrow – same time, same place.

I know that the Pleasure boys have finished their games for the season, but would be good to see you there – or at the Bamboo after…
Business have a couple of big games left this season – starting this Sunday against Pudong.
RSVP below – so we can get a rough idea as to who is coming.

Cheers,
Stats

Bashers 2009 Awards Night: Stay Tuned!

Ladies and Gentlemen of the cloth,

Just when your liver said ‘enough’, we are here to inform you of the up & coming Bashers CC Awards Night 2009.

Not only is it a night where we all sit down as a club and give ourselves a collective group-hug [and tickle], it’s where we also vote on next years Committee and award ourselves with copious amounts of alcohol. Surprise Surprise!

Stay tuned as we are locking in the dates as we speak. Will be bigger, bolder & brighter than last years installment.

Should have a idea ASAP, but at this stage keep the 27th & 28th of November clear.

It guarantees to be THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR…and if anyone remembers last years installment, a word of warning: ‘LOCK UP YOUR SISTERS‘! [see photo]

Stay Loose

LXXXVII

Coca-Cola Sixes Fond Memory Losses

Epic!

The Bashers did represent over the weekend, well done fellas. Newest Basher Danny “Saint” Morrison proved he is a worthy Basher.  A lot of  stuff happened, much no doubt forgotten and quite a bit probably best forgotten.

First a handful of piccies to seal some of the memories are here

higher resolution versions are available of you ask BS

Secondly let’s all use the comments section here to log our choicest moments from the sixes in a kind of group hug lumberjack report.

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