Following a spirited opening round at the Jinqiao Indoor Stadium thanks to Typhoon Chan-Hom, the semifinals are set for the SCC 2015 Twenty20 Tournament. All games are being played at SCSC on Sunday, July 19.
Playing for a chance in the finals, Jolly Rogers will take on Dayne’s World at 10:30 am, and Amogh’s Armatures will face the Fabulous Freaks at 1:30 pm. Both games will be held at SCSC Near.
In the consolation bracket, Ankit’s Doughnuts play 3M at 1:30 pm at SCSC Far.
The annual summer SCC Twenty20 tournament has arrived. This year, the SCC put all the member clubs together to create six mixed squads across both clubs and divisions, ensuring that members get to play with those who they generally don’t team with. The tournament will last for three weeks.
“The aim is to not only make it a fun event,” said SCC President Manoj Mehta, “but more importantly, for members to get to know folks that are from other clubs and build some new bonds to make the SCC community stronger.”
Fixtures Schedule Continue reading “The 2015 Summer T20 Tournament Has Arrived”
The 2015 China Cup clash began with a win for Shanghai, Skipper Waqar Khattak calling the toss correctly and electing to bat. Good signs for a good day of cricket, with the weather markedly improved from the previous days arrival under cloudy skies. With luck seemingly going Shanghai’s way, this was the day to take back the china cup.
Shanghai started positively; Waqar and Yousaf Khan getting the innings off to a good start, no loss for 40 after 10 overs with positive stroke play from the opening pair taking making it look comfortable against the opening bowling attack. Even after the fall of both openers in quick succession Shanghai looked in a good position, with Wayne Voogt and Jonti Leibowitz taking over and rotating the strike well for a partnership that threatened to take the game away from Beijing. Continue reading “Beijing Defeats Shanghai, Retains China Cup”
Shanghai Cricket Club Captain Dayne Wotton announced a 12 man squad for the upcoming China Cup match with Beijing Cricket Club in Beijing on June 7.
Team skipper Waqar Khattak will lead the squad, with Paul Malpass his lieutenant. Also included are Jonti Leibowitz, fresh from his historic batting performance, Jon Newton, John Swain, Deepak Nautiyal, Kevin Wright, Sajid Anwar, Dayne Wotton, and debutants Wayne Voogt, Alex Todorov and Guru Kalyan.
The 50 over match will be the 10th time Shanghai and Beijing have played for the cup; Beijing holds both the advantage in victories at 6-3 as well as the cup, having won it in 2014 in Shanghai.
The first China Cup was held in Shanghai in May 2007 with the return match in Beijing played in October 2007, with each club winning their home fixture. In 2008, only one match was held, with Shanghai prevailing. Since 2009, the China Cup has been played on an annual basis, with each club hosting every other year. Continue reading “SCC Squad Announced for China Cup Match”
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”
Daredevils batsman Jonti Leibowitz faced the first ball of the innings against the Bashers on Sunday for a dot, 39.4 overs after that, he faced the last ball of the innings and hit it for a four. In-between those two deliveries, Leibowitz was masterful, powering to 268* with strokes to all parts of the ground as the Daredevils rolled to a team high total of 389 for 7 in their 40 overs.
Leibowitz’s first boundary came in the second over of the game – a four – and by the end of the innings, he had scored 29 fours and 17 sixes.
The Bashers had no answers for the South African opener, and will rue the few chances they had. After point was unable to get a hand to a chance cut shot while Leibowitz was in his 40s, the fielder at long on misplayed a loopy mishit that bounced over the his head for four when the Leibowitz was on 80. The final chance came when Leibowitz, on 196, went for his double century with a big hit to long off that picked out the fielder on the boundary, only to see the catch dropped. Continue reading “Jonti Leibowitz Scores 268*, Sets League Batting Record”
A mixed team of Bashers assembled to play a Chinese team of university students at Songjiang University on Saturday, March 28, having organized the match following the SCC 6s last November as a pre-season warm-up.
The match was played on a rolled out matting pitch in a football field, surrounded by a running track, out at Songjiang University. That made for short square boundaries, but the unpredictable bounce of the pitch promised to even the contest for the bowlers. The enthusiasm of the Songjiang team was evident in their 8.30am practice ahead of the friendly 20-20 scheduled to start at 12 noon, and the crowd of happy students assembled along the boundary to watch the match. Continue reading “Mei Chunhua takes Hat-trick in Friendly with Chinese Uni”
There is a change of plans for the Cricket World Cup Finals. The previously scheduled party at the Jinqiao Arena has been canceled. Instead, enjoy watching Australia and New Zealand fight for the championship at one of the following two options.
Option A: The Camel Puxi – The Camel will be telecasting the 2015 CWC final with special Australian and New Zealand beer for only 30 RMB + 50 RMB BBQ Special.
Address: N0. 1 Yueyang Lu, Near Dongping Lu (岳阳路1号，近东平路)
Option B: The Hit Wicket – Join Pudong CC for Indian food along with the usual pizza, burgers, etc. SCC members can enjoy drinks for RMB 35.
Address: Shop number 3-1, 36 Gongping Lu, cross Haiping Lu, after Daming Lu (公平路36号3-1单元近东大名路, 海萍路附近)
