The SCC AGM and Awards night was celebrated over the weekend, and with it the more significant awards for the Pirates season were presented. This season featured many great Pirates performances and team efforts, which made selected these awards challenging.

Pirates Batsman of the Year – Vinny Viswanath

Vinny opened the batting for the Pirates this year. He scored 137 runs at an average of 68.5 and S/R of 155.7, and finished with a very fine 100* against Jiankang University.

Pirates All-rounder of the Year – Sumesh Manganelly

Sumesh opened the bowling well, and always contributed quick runs with the bat even when the team was under pressure. He scored 42 runs at an average of 21.0 and S/R of 150.0, had bowling figures of 8-0-63-2, and took a catch as well. Continue reading “Pirates Awards at SCC AGM” →

The Pirates celebrated the season in style with a tasty dinner at India Kitchen over the weekend. Pirates skipper, Mark Henwood, handed out awards for some of the better performances this season:

Ben Collins 87* (37) vs Jiaozhi, 14 October 2017
Alex Cumming 68 (37) vs Jiankang, 21 October 2017
Jamie Boynton 57* (29) vs Huazhen, 23 September 2017
Suresh Kumar 52* (22) vs Huazhen, 23 September 2017
Govind Raj 50* (14) vs Huazhen, 23 September 2017
Sameer Jolly 43* (19) & 2-0-7-0 vs Jiaozhi, 14 October 2017
Ankit Kawatra 19 (20) & 3-0-9-1 vs Hong Kong C.C., 3 September 2017
Mark Henwood 3-1-6-4 vs Hong Kong C.C., 3 September 2017
Mark Henwood 2.4-0-9-4 vs Jiankang, 21 October 2017
Mukul Singh 2 Catches, 3 Stumpings

Continue reading “Pirates Celebrate Season of 2017” →

The Pirates slowly assembled on a sunny, but breezy, Saturday afternoon at the artificial Jiankang field (Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Science). Pirates skipper, Mark Henwood, won the toss and elected to bat.

A few stragglers were still walking up from the metro, so Jamie Boynton (0 off 3) and Vinny Viswanath (100* off 47) went out to open the batting. Amogh Kashyap went out to field at mid-off, while the Jiankang side waited for their final player to arrive. He was immediately in the action, taking an easy catch to remove Boynton in the first over. Continue reading “Pirates defeat Jiankang” →

The morning dawned gloomy, with a typhoon hitting Southern China. The Pirates assembled sleepily at Jiankang University for the supposed 9am start against Jiaozhi (Shanghai Communications Polytechnic), only to discover the schedule changes had pushed the game to 2pm.

So the ten Pirates at the ground decided to have a warm up on one of the fields, playing partnerships. Ben Collins and Andrew Jackson finished on top with 38 off their 4 overs, including one huge six over the stadium roof into the adjacent construction site. A team lunch was arranged at a nearby Cantonese restaurant, and the team was in good spirits despite the mixup and the delayed start. Jackson and Alex Cummings, who could not make the afternoon game, were replaced by Jagath Ratnayake and Ravinder Reddy at the last minute. Continue reading “Pirates Defeat Jiaozhi” →

The match between the Pirates and Tongji University over the weekend was rained out midway through the Pirates innings.

The Tongji skipper won the toss and elected to field first. Alex Cumming (21) began with a lovely off-drive for four, and the opening partnership, together with Suresh Kumar (42), took full advantage of the short boundaries at the Tongji field. Kumar was particularly elegant through and over the leg side, effortlessly finding the gaps in the field. The Pirates lost a couple of quick wickets as first Cumming top edged a pull to be caught at midwicket, and then Dayne Wotton (2) was given out L.B.W. after a dramatic appeal from the bowler. Achal Gurnani (22*) began with a straight six, and continued to bat aggressively, particularly through backward point. Continue reading “Pirates vs Tongji Washed Out” →

The Pirates opened their campaign in the SCA T20 League with a loss to Shangzhen (Shanghai University of Political Science and Law) on the weekend. Continue reading “Shangzhen Opener Scores Ton Against Pirates” →

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Cricket was the winner on Sunday, May 3, as the SCC Pirates fought out a tough two wicket victory over the Chinese National Women’s team. The Pirates were a mixed team, selected out of volunteers from the Bashers, Hot Dogs and Pudong.

It was a clear, sunny day, and the Chinese captain won the toss and elected to bat. Chirag Bhansali started off with consecutive maidens, before striking in his third over, helped by a fine catch by Kerstin Petersen at cover. Amogh Kashyap was also bowling well from the other end, and the score after six overs had only managed to get to 16/1. The Chinese were maintaining a solid defense without scoring, and it took a fine piece of fielding from Amogh Kashyap to effect a run out from deep fine leg just before drinks. Continue reading “SCC Pirates Grind Out Win Over China Women” →