Category: Club News

by Shanghai Cricket Club

Team Draft for SCC League Anniversary Sixes

The draft for the upcoming SCC League Anniversary Sixes will be held at the Camel Sports Bar on Monday, October 27 at 7pm. Experience the draft first hand, meet your team captain and teammates,  learn what you’ll be called during the sixes festival, and discuss your winning strategy over a happy hour beer.

The SCC League Anniversary Sixes will feature 12 mixed SCC sides battling it out over November 1 and 2 at the newly opened Wellington College Cricket Ground.

For more information, please contact your club chairman or John L’Epagniol.

Team Draft for the SCC League Anniversary Sixes
When? Oct 27 at 7pm
Where? The Camel Puxi Member’s End Bar

by Shanghai Cricket Club

SCC Dragons to Tour Hong Kong; Play Interport Match with HKCC

The Shanghai Cricket Club will Tour Hong Kong September 12-14 to play the Hong Kong Cricket Club in the Bokhara Bell Memorial Interport Match.

The SCC and HKCC first played each other in 1866 as part of the Interport series of cricket matches between Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. The two clubs have met a total of 45 times; 38 times from 1866 to 1949, and seven times since 1994.

Representing Shanghai will be Waqar Khattaq (c), Paul Malpass (vc), Ben Lyons, Andrew Dartnell, Kevin Wright, Dayne Wotton, Sajid Anwar, Sanjay Anugula, Alex Cumming, Deepak Nautiyal, JJ Lim, Shoaib Meer, James Keel, Steve Field, John L’Epagniol, and Andy Scott.

by Mark Henwood

Six Over Square Leg: Vikas Laxman Calls Them How He Sees Them

LaxmanThis month we caught up with Vikas Laxman, a regular member of the DPR Hot Dogs D2 side and responsible for organising the umpires in for the SCC League competition.

1. How and when did you get involved in cricket in Shanghai?
In 2006 I was walking around Jinqiao and saw some expats playing cricket in whites at the Dulwich ground. I was so keen to join them that I went there and met Irfan Idress, who was playing for the Hot Dogs. I asked him if I could play in any of the teams, and he introduced me to Chad, the then Hot Dogs D1 captain. I joined the nets on the following Saturday, and it’s been the best thing to happen to me in Shanghai.

2. Who taught you to play cricket?
Actually, in India, no one needs to teach any kid to play cricket. It’s the most loved and played game by almost every kid. So I didn’t get any formal training. Instead I played gully cricket, and then in local grounds with a tennis ball. I started playing with a leather cricket ball from the age of 13-14 at a local club, Hindu Gymkhana, so I got some coaching from the club coaches. My father was also a good player, and we’ve always had good discussions about the game, so that contributed as well. Continue reading “Six Over Square Leg: Vikas Laxman Calls Them How He Sees Them” →

by Shanghai Cricket Club

Sides Announced for Upcoming Maroons vs Greens Match

Shanghai Cricket Club Captain Oliver Austin today announced the sides for Sunday’s Maroons vs Greens interclub match. The game is scheduled to start at 10:00 am, so please ensure you arrive at the ground at 09:30 am.

Maroons Greens
1.  D. Malik 1.  Paul Malpass (capt)
2. A. Raja (wk) 2.  Dayne Wotton
3.  Waqar Khattak (capt) 3.  Alex Cumming (wk)
4.  Deepak Nautiyal 4.  Andrew Dartnell
5.  Shoaib Meer 5.  Sajid Anwar
6.  Manish Lohani 6.  Zeb Khan
7.  M. Khatri 7.  Omar Farooq
8.   JJ Lim 8.  Sameer Jolly
9.   S. Chaminda 9.   John L’Epagniol
10. Ganesh 10. Jagath Ratnayke
11. Sidh Sinha 11. Chandru
by Shanghai Cricket Club

Second Maroons vs Greens Interclub Fixture This Coming Sunday

The second interclub Maroons vs Greens fixture of the season will be held this coming Sunday at SRFC Near. Teams will be announced later this week. Those interested in playing should submit their name to SCC Club Captain Oliver Austin. Sunday’s match will help determine squads for the upcoming SCC tours to Hong Kong to play Hong Kong Cricket Club.

Shanghai Cricket Club vs. Hong Kong Cricket Club 
September 12 – September 14, 2014

The Shanghai Cricket Club will be touring Hong Kong to contest for the Bokhara Bell. This tour is the highlight of our season, and an opportunity to play against one of the best cricket clubs in the region. HKCC have won the last two encounters, and it will be great to send a strong squad to Hong Kong.

 

by Mark Henwood

Six Over Square Leg: Catching Up with Andy Baggot

This month we caught up with Andy Baggot, a regular member of the Pudong club, and repeat SCC Pirates tourist.

1. How did you start playing cricket with the SCC?
I’d been in Shanghai for eight years before I got the cricket twitch. I googled cricket in Shanghai, emailed the SCC and was opening the bowling for Rak Mistry’s “Hard Dogs” side that same Sunday!

2. What was your first ever cricket bat?
It was a Gunn & Moore, and about the cheapest bat available in 1979. It was a banjo – ruined me as a player! Continue reading “Six Over Square Leg: Catching Up with Andy Baggot” →

China Cup 2014
by Oliver Austin

China Cup 2014 Report

Beijing Cricket Club arrived in Shanghai looking to gain revenge for the China Cup result in 2013. Following the welcome dinner on Saturday evening at The Sticky Wicket, the Shanghai Dragons arrived at the SRFC to be met with a damp outfield and drizzle in the air.
 
Fortunately the rain stopped and the drainage ensured that only 30 minutes were lost, with the game reduced to 45 overs.

Continue reading “China Cup 2014 Report” →

by Shanghai Cricket Club

Beijing Tours Shanghai to Play for China Cup

Click to download the tour flyer
Click to download the tour flyer

The Beijing Cricket Club will tour Shanghai May 17-18 to play the Shanghai Cricket Club for the China Cup. The China derby, played every year between Shanghai and Beijing, starts at 10 am on Sunday, May 18 at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club in Pudong.

Beijing CC arrives on Saturday evening at the Baolong Hotel with welcome drinks to be held at the Sticky Wicket Bar in the Big Bamboo Jingan from 8:00 pm onwards (123 Nanyang Lu; directly opposite the hotel). All SCC members are encouraged to attend.

An awards ceremony will be held following the  China Cup on Sunday.

The Beijing Cricket Club
Beijing Cricket Club was established in 2005. The club hosts the Santa Fe League and a Twenty20 League for regular weekend matches in Beijing, and play matches and tournaments throughout China and Asia. Continue reading “Beijing Tours Shanghai to Play for China Cup” →

by Shanghai Cricket Club

SCC Announces Squad for China Cup

The Shanghai Cricket Club announced the starting XI today for the defense of the China Cup against Beijing Cricket Club on Sunday, May 18 in Shanghai.

Club Captain Oliver Austin named the following 11 players: Waqar Khattak (cpt), Ben Lyons, Kevin Wright (wk), Sajid Anwar, Alex Cumming, Sameer Jolly, Ankit Kawatra, Deepak Nautiyal, Santosh Yadav, and debutants Steve Field and Dayne Wotton.

The China derby, played every year between Shanghai and Beijing, starts at 10 am at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club in Pudong. Shanghai won the 2013 fixture in Beijing.