On a hot and humid day at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club, a spirited performance from the Shanghai Cricket Club led them to a comfortable 4 wicket victory over Kowloon CC.

Kowloon captain Nigel Shroff won the toss and after some deliberation decided to bat first.

The Shanghai opening bowlers Sanjay Anugula (8-2-29-2) and Razaq Mahmood (8-4-26-1), applied early pressure to the Kowloon top order. Ravi Sujanani (1), Ravi Lulla (15), and Dylan Dearing (12) failed to make an impression on the scorecard, but first Roy Lamsam (15) and then, Farooq Saeed (30) provided the captain, Shroff (59), with support. Shroff led from the front with a fighting half century that pulled his team from 41/3 in the 10th over to 167/5 in the 35th over. Continue reading “Shanghai Cricket Club Cruises to Win Over Kowloon CC” →

The Shanghai CC Pirates took on the touring Kowloon CC side on Sunday. The morning was even hotter than the previous day, and once again Kowloon decided to bat after winning the toss.

Dylan Dearing (95 not out) and Ravi Lulla (6) opened up for Kowloon, and soon got the visitors off to a strong start. Dearing was particularly aggressive in dispatching Sameer Jolly (3-0-22-1) for four 4s in the 3rd over, but Prateek Gadhecha (3-0-10-0) managed to control the scoring at the other end. Jolly had Lulla caught by Jon Newton in the 5th over, but that was the last wicket to fall until the final over of the match as Dearing and Farooq Saeed (50) put on a partnership of 141 runs. Continue reading “Thunderstorm Ends Pirates-KCC Match” →

The Shanghai Cricket Club has named a 12 player Pirates squad for the upcoming Twenty20 match against Kowloon Cricket Club on August 25.

The squad will be skippered by Amogh Kasyap. Joining him are SCC regulars Jon Newton, Alex Cumming, Sameer Jolly, Mark Henwood, Bhaskhar Vadlamani, Manoj Zalpuri, Santosh Yadav and Pratik Gadecha. Pirates debutants Tim O’Connell, Jagath Srinake and Ross Candido round out the team. Continue reading “Pirates Squad Named for Kowloon Twenty20 Match” →

The Kowloon Cricket Club will tour Shanghai from August 23-25 to play against the Shanghai Cricket Club.

KCC will arrive on Friday night with welcome drinks to be held at The Camel Sports Bar from 8:30 pm onwards. The Ashes will be broadcast live throughout the evening.

On Saturday, SCC and KCC will play a 50-over match, followed by a tour dinner and awards ceremony held at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club.

Sunday will feature a Twenty20 match between the tourists and the SCC Pirates beginning at 10 am. Followed by final tour drinks at the ground. All matches will be played at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club.

The Kowloon Cricket Club
The Kowloon Cricket Club was established on October 4, 1904 following a meeting of Kowloon residents interested in forming a cricket club. The first recorded match played by the KCC took place on 15th October 1904 at Happy Valley. KCC finished second in its inaugural season (the second season of league cricket). KCC won the league in 1905-06.

The Shanghai Tour
This is the first tour of Shanghai by KCC since the SCC was reestablished in 1994. The SCC looks forward to establishing a new touring tradition with KCC.

All are welcome at the ground. Transportation, food and drinks, and children’s activities provided.

The Shanghai Cricket Club has named a 14 player squad for the club’s upcoming match against Kowloon Cricket Club, which will take place at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club on August 24.

The squad will be skippered by Waqar Khattak, who earlier this year led Shanghai to a victory over Beijing Cricket Club to reclaim the China Cup. Joining him from that tour are Sanjay Anugula, Jacques Erasmus, Sajid Anwar, Vinay Kumar, Pratik Gadecha and Razaq Mahmood. Phil Childs, Deepak Nautiyal, Ankit Kawatra and Ben Lyons are also in the team, as well as debutants James Higgins, Jonti Leibowitz and Paul Malpass.  Continue reading “SCC Announces Squad for Upcoming Match Against Kowloon Cricket Club” →

The Shanghai Cricket Club defeated the Beijing Cricket Club in Beijing on Sunday to reclaim the China Cup, defeating the hosts by 31 runs.

In Recent Times
Having far greater numbers of ex-pats from which to draw cricketing talent, one might expect the Shanghai Cricket Club to always be favorites to beat Beijing. However, Beijing have turned the tables on Shanghai and stand at five victories to the SCC’s two; and in the words of newly appointed SCC Club Captain Sanjay Anugula, “show us what’s wrong with Shanghai cricket.” Sanjay has taken a no nonsense approach to redressing the situation, naming Waqar Khattak as team Captain and Tim O’Connell as his number two and instigating regular Dragons nets with a fitness first directive and a motto of “Fight for every ball!” This touring Dragons XI  includes only five from the last match with the six debutants having shown great commitment to the early season training. So, whereas before, the process of selection was a simple case of getting the best individual players ( often an unchanged squad ) to show up on match day and have a go, there now exists a dynamic and inclusive process that engages all Shanghai club cricketers to come along and join in the sprints, the fielding drills and the nets as a whole resource from familiarity, unity and Shanghai pride come together in the spirit of a singular force far greater, it is hoped, than XI handy players might muster. Continue reading “Shanghai CC Defeats Beijing CC to Reclaim China Cup” →

The Shanghai Cricket Club announced today the team that will be traveling to Beijing for the upcoming China Cup match against the Beijing Cricket Club.

The match will take place on Sunday, June 2 at the Dulwich College ground in Beijing.

The China Cup is an annual 50 over match between the Shanghai Cricket Club and the Beijing Cricket Club. It was last played in 2012 in Shanghai where Beijing Cricket Club won to extend their series lead to 5-2.

A playing squad of 11 was released by Club Captain Sanjay Anugula.

SCC Dragons

• Waqar Khattak (Cpt)
• Sanjay Anugula
• Jon Newton
• Oliver Austin
• Darren Manning
• Jacque Erasmus
• Alex Cumming
• Vinay Kumar
• Razaq Mahmood
• Pratik Gadecha
• Sajid Anwar