The match schedule for the entire tournament can be found below and on the fixtures page of the website:
SCC Pirates Win Plate at Beijing Sixes
The SCC Pirates represented the Shanghai Cricket Club strongly at the Beijing Sixes last weekend by winning the Plate final. The SCC was also represented at the tournament by the Bashers and Daredevils. Supported by all the Shanghai players during the tournament, the Pirates only lost one game over the weekend. They finished in style by beating the Beijing Misfits in the Plate final with a strong team performance.
Bashers Win Bowl at Beijing Sixes
The Bashers touring side, captained by Sameer Jolly, won the Bowl at the Beijing Sixes last weekend to make it two out of three trophies for the SCC. The Beijing Sixes is always a tough tour in the heat of Beijing and the demands of nocturnal activities. However, despite the Bashers losing their games in pool play, they finished strongly by winning the Bowl final against a cigar smoking Canadian team.
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 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.
Beijing Tours Shanghai to Play for China Cup
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”
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.
Tour of Singapore Highlights 2014 SCC Schedule
The Shanghai Cricket Club has released the 2014 Club Tour Schedule. Highlights include a return to Hong Kong for the annual Bohkara Bell Memorial Interport match with Hong Kong Cricket Club and a new fixture with the Singapore Cricket Club that renews ties between Shanghai and Singapore that go all the way back to the late 19th Century. Continue reading “Tour of Singapore Highlights 2014 SCC Schedule”
Weather Does Not Hamper SCC Maroons vs Greens Match
Persistent rain on Saturday, and a drizzly, grey Sunday morning delayed the start of the first SCC trial game of the season on Sunday, but otherwise did not hamper the Maroons or Greens as both teams were able to build innings with the bat in the wet conditions.
Greens skipper Jolly won the toss, and elected to bowl first – a brave call on the wet outfield, but one that paid dividends as he was rewarded with a strong opening spell from Nautiyal and Lim. Both bowlers found their lines and lengths quickly, and with the new ball moving in the air and nibbling off the wicket, were able to ask serious questions of the Maroons top order. Within 10 overs, the Maroons were four wickets down, and it was time to consolidate the innings. Cumming looked solid before a ruch of blood saw him bowled, leaving Sinha and Wahid with a tricky task to build a competitive total.
Both batsmen played with great application – patiently respecting the good balls and attacking the bad balls with gusto. Sinha initially took the lead as the senior batsman, before Wahid upped his run rate. Both scored well deserved half-centuries which should be applauded for the discipline and application. Sinha was eventually bowled looking to add boundaries, before Wahid retired hurt in the final over having been hit hard in the ribcage by a short Jolly delivery. Two strong innings, two strong bowling performances that were ably backed up by Kawatra and Jolly. Continue reading “Weather Does Not Hamper SCC Maroons vs Greens Match”
2014 Season Underway as Pudong Begins Defense of D3 Crown
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”