For reasons I never quite understood the power brokers of cricket in Shanghai have turned their backs on our friends in Japan for a few seasons now. There was a time when the Japanese girls used to light up the cricket calender here and a Miyaji san inspired White Knights Sixes team swept all before them allowing BadaBing to keep the last Intl sixes trophy.\u00c2\u00a0Four years ago a Bashers laden Shanghai team enjoyed a great tour to Japan where we were fortunate to witness\u00c2\u00a0one of crickets great spectacles…..a zen fueled Woodstock steaming in from the Mt Fuji end.<\/p>\n
Subsequently the Japanese womens captain had donated her time to help out at a kids sporting charity here in Shanghai and their Japan Cricket’s CEO joined a few Bashers on a trip to the school in Sichuan.\u00c2\u00a0The Bashers of course reciprocated and supported the Japanese in their time of need after the Earthquake.<\/p>\n
The good news is last night the Shanghai based sponsors of Japan, Pakistan and Korean womens\u00c2\u00a0decided enough is enough and international cricket will return to Shanghai next year… ground booked, sponsors aligned…the girls will be back!<\/p>\n
The Japanese Cricket Association are extremely well run, their hospitality second to none, their girls team really are something unique and in years gone by Shanghai was an important part of the annual calender. \u00c2\u00a0As such\u00c2\u00a0the Japanese\u00c2\u00a0would welcome\u00c2\u00a0the Bashers to Japan so if the Bashers Ctte\u00c2\u00a0is interested let me know.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0If you look back at the history of Shanghai sport there used to be regular Interport rugby and sometimes cricket games against Yokohama. We still maintain a rugby relationship with Japan thru the SRFC\u00c2\u00a0but \u00c2\u00a0I do think Shanghai is\u00c2\u00a0missing a trick by not\u00c2\u00a0 maintaining a cricket relationship with them. \u00c2\u00a0Bashers can fix that. Mt Fuji cricket ground, Bashers, Japanese hospitality and huge night out in Roponggi….it all makes sense.<\/p>\n
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