Bashers Cricket Club

Second Annual SCC Tour of Japan

The Shanghai Cricket Club is organizing a cricket tour of Japan to play the Japanese national team at the end of September and is looking for interested tourists. Anyone who wants to join the tour should contact Paul Howard, Ainsley Mann or Andy Scott. Click on the pic to download the flyer for scheduled dates, costs and additional info.

Pleasure Squad for Sunday

Here is the Pleasure Squad (in corresponding baseball positions) for our Sunday showdown with the Devils at SRFC.

The Weigh-In

The long awaited photos from the Great Bashers Weigh-In. Apologies for the quality of the photos, they were taken on an iPhone.

Vote for Best Sports Bar

Time to show some love for our sponsor, who is up for best sports bar in That's Shanghai's Eighth Annual Food & Drinks Awards.

Did baseball begin in 18th-century England?

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.

Training on for Thursday

Training is on weather permitting. (Address here) Pleasure has a game on Sunday, sign up here if you are keen.

Devils Say Thank You for Not Breaking Anything at Bukhara

A message from Basher XCII: A huge thank you to Denzyl, Rakesh, Andy and all the Closet Devils...oops!! Bashers who showed up for the event..were there more than 8 in all? Well done guys, appreciate your coming and more importantly behaving!

Bashers in the Global Times

Here is today'sÂ Global Times Shanghai Metro Section coverage of the Bashers; of special note, Circus' respect for the family values of the newspaper and a long quote from our newest American cricketer, James McCloud [sic].

Who’s Up for Games over May Holiday?

A message from the SCC regarding playing games over the May and June holidays. Please reply below if you are available during the holiday so we can assess numbers and see if we'll be able to get some cricket in.

SCC AGM and Annual Awards Dinner

The Annual SCC AGM and Awards Dinner will be held this Saturday night, 3 April, at the new Big Bamboo in Jinqiao.