The Shanghai Cricket Club League 2014 gets underway today as the defending Division 3 champions Pudong CC take on the Daredevils at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club in Pudong.

The 2014 season will see some changes both to the format of the league as well as the inclusion of a mini Twenty20 tournament to take place during the heat of the Shanghai summer. To make room for the mid-season Twenty20 tournament, the regular SCC League has been reduced from three rounds to two. Continue reading “2014 Season Underway as Pudong Begins Defense of D3 Crown” →

Daredevils CC won their third consecutive Division 1 crown on Sunday, defeating Pudong CC in the final over of the match.

Pudong batted first in the 35-over match and set a target of 208 to win, making it to the end of their 35 overs with just one wicket in hand. Maintaining the run rate throughout the chase, the Daredevils reached the target with just one wicket and three balls to spare in the final over of the match.

Pudong CC: 207/9
Daredevils CC 208/9

In a rematch of last year’s Division 3 Final, Pudong CC defeated the defending champions Bashers CC in an exciting Twenty20 match on Sunday, November 10 at Dulwich College.

The Bashers set a target of 134 from their 20 overs, losing 5 wickets in the attack, and Pudong answered, chasing the total down in 15.5 overs with 8 wickets to spare.

Pudong CC: 135/2
Bashers CC: 134/5

The third time is the charm! The Digital Devils defeated defending champion K2 Leopards on Sunday, October 27 to capture the 2013 SCC League Division 2 Championship. Holding K2 Leopards to 155 runs in the first innings, Digital Devils chased the total, scoring 159 with three wickets in hand. It was the first win for the club in Division 2, after making it to the finals for the past three consecutive years.

Digital Devils: 159/7
K2 Leopards: 155/10

Bashers Bowlers Defeat the Daredevils 
By Mark Henwood, SCC Marketing & Communications

Match: Daredevils vs Bashers (Division 3)
Date: 26 May 2013
Venue: SRFC Near
Toss: Daredevils, who chose to field
Result: Bashers won by 33 runs

The Bashers overcame a strong Daredevils side to win their first match of the season on a gloomy day at the SRFC. Andy Sutherland, Daredevils captain, won the toss and decided to field first.

The opening bowlers for the Daredevils, Fraser Pearson (4-0-8-3) and Joe Osbourne (4-0-29-1), immediately applied the pressure with some quality swing bowling in the overcast conditions. Pearson was particularly effective in creating wicket chances and restricting the run rate. Mal Collins (8), and Mark Henwood (5), struggled to score and both were dropped early. Pearson struck in the third over by bowling Collins. After hitting a fine four through mid-wicket, Ben Collins (5) was caught and bowled, and then Henwood was caught at mid-off. The Bashers were 29/3 after 5 overs. That brought Justin Field (25) and Mikson Pathi (29) together for a significant 45 run partnership. Pathi played some elegant lofted drives for boundaries and Field also played an aggressive innings. Barry Greaves (4-0-26-2) broke the partnership by bowling Field, and then Ali Mann (6) produced an entertaining cameo that included a cracking on-drive, his first boundary for the Bashers. Pathi was plumb LBW to Osbourne in his second spell, and then Bavi Jain (0) was bowled for a first ball duck by Greaves with the score on 82/6 in the 14th over. Mann was bowled by Sutherland (4-0-26-1) in the 17th over and the match was in the balance, but a strong finish by Oliver Wilson (21 not out) and Paul Howard (14 not out) enabled the Bashers to post 124/7 off their 20 overs. Continue reading “SCC League Review: Bashers Defeat Daredevils, K2 Leopards Win on Run Rate, Pudong Beats the Hot Dogs” →