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2012 Shanghai Cricket Club League Starts Sunday, March 18

The 2012 SCC League cricket season officially begins this coming Sunday at the Shanghai Football Rugby Club and Dulwich College.

The first weekend will feature matchups between the Division 1 DPR Hot Dogs and Pudong Power, Division 2 Digital Devils and Bashers CC taking on Leopards CC and Dynamite Devils respectively, and Division 3 Pudong 2 against the Dulwich Knights.

“This season we’ve increased the number of teams to 17 and the scheduled number of matches to 118,” said SCC President Oliver Austin. “The level of cricket is continuing to rise throughout the league and we look forward to another spectacular season.” Continue reading “2012 Shanghai Cricket Club League Starts Sunday, March 18” →

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SCC Announces 2012 Executive Committee

Shanghai Cricket Club Secretary Bernie Hughes officially announced the 2012 SCC Executive Committee today following the Annual General Meeting in November and subsequent Executive Committee Meeting held earlier this month.

“The 2012 committee contains a blend of new faces and continuing Excom members, allowing both a level of continuity, plus fresh contributors and ideas, Hughes said. Continue reading “SCC Announces 2012 Executive Committee” →

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SCC Annual Awards Night and AGM to be Held on November 26

The 2011 cricket season in Shanghai will come to an end on November 26 with the Shanghai Cricket Club’s Annual General Meeting followed by an end of season awards ceremony. All cricketers are encouraged to attend the festivities, being held at Parlour V at Le Royal Méridien on East Nanjing Road.

The AGM and awards night is open to all clubs and all attendees from SCC Foundation Clubs will have voting rights on the SCC Executive Committee positions of Secretary and Treasurer, and the newly created position of Development Officer. Continue reading “SCC Annual Awards Night and AGM to be Held on November 26” →

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Pudong Power Win Division 3 Crown

Pudong Power defeated the Dulwich Knights to secure the 2011 SCC League Division 3 championship on Sunday.

Pudong Power, 2011 SCC League Division 3 Champions
Pudong Power, 2011 SCC League Division 3 Champions

The team went into the finals with the best regular season record in Division 3 at 8-2-2 and faced a resurgent Dulwich Knights who had recovered from a mid season lull to take the Semi-Final against the DPR Hot Dogs. Batting first, Pudong sent a target of 180 and proceeded to bowl out their opposition for 120.

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Pudong Power Division 2 Champions in SCC League

With a stirring win that came down to the final over, Pudong Power claimed victory in the SCC League Division 2 championship over the weekend.

Pudong Power, SCC League Division 2 Champions
Pudong Power, SCC League Division 2 Champions

Pudong Power held off a late innings charge by the Devils Digital to win the championship. With just 3 runs needed from the last ball of the innings, the Digitals dug hard in an attempt to draw the scores level following a bye from Pudong’s final delivery. Confusion abounded as Pudong ran out the injured on-strike batsman’s runner as he tried to return for the tieing run. The final result, Pudong had won by one run.

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Daredevils CC Win Division 1 Championship

The Daredevils Cricket Club defeated K2 Cricket Club of China to win the 2011 SCC League Division 1 crown on Sunday.

Daredevils CC, 2011 SCC League Division 1 Champions
Daredevils CC, 2011 SCC League Division 1 Champions

The Daredevils were 48 for 9 chasing 114 to win against K2 CCC. An epic 10th wicket partnership of 66 from Khaza Shaik and Sandeep Kumar secured the Daredevils their first Division 1 victory since the inaugural 2004 season.

 

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Shanghai to Meet Centaurs CC to Defend Opium Bowl in Hong Kong

The Shanghai Cricket Club Dragons depart tomorrow for a tour of Hong Kong to play Centaurs Cricket Club on Saturday, September 3 in the Opium Bowl. This is the second time to the two clubs have met.

Centaurs skipper Keith Hemshall presenting the Opium Bowl following the 2009 match © SCC
Centaurs skipper Keith Hemshall presenting the Opium Bowl following the 2009 match © SCC

The Dragons squad is Philip Mildenhall, Mike Tsesmelis, Oliver Austin, Bernie Hughes, Darren Manning, Rowan Turner, Siddharth Sinha, Sameer Jolly, Amogh Kashyap, Andy Baggot, Rakesh Kumar, Tim O’Connell, and John L’Epagniol.

“We’re looking forward to adding to the trophy case,” said Club Captain Phil Mildenhall. “This is our only away game of the year and it is likely to be our biggest challenge.”

The SCC defeated the Centaurs for the inaugural Opium Bowl in 2009, beating the tourists in less than ideal conditions in Shanghai with a defiant last wicket stand of 21 runs. Continue reading “Shanghai to Meet Centaurs CC to Defend Opium Bowl in Hong Kong” →

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Dragons and Pirates Squads Named for SCC Interport Series with Hong Kong CC

The Dragons and Pirates squads have been named for the upcoming Interport Series with the Hong Kong Cricket Club.

Club Captain Phil Mildenhall provided the team squads on Thursday morning following an inter-squad dinner and team building session the previous night.

The Hong Kong Cricket Club will tour Shanghai from August 19-21. Dating back to their first meeting in 1866, the two clubs have met 42 times. Continue reading “Dragons and Pirates Squads Named for SCC Interport Series with Hong Kong CC” →

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Hong Kong CC to Tour Shanghai

The Hong Kong Cricket Club will tour Shanghai August 19-21 to play the Shangahi Cricket Club for the Bokhara Memorial Bell Trophy. 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 42 times; 38 times from 1866 to 1949, and four times since 1994.

HKCC will arrive on Friday night with welcome drinks to be held at The Member’s End in the Camel Sports Bar. Saturday will feature the 50 over Bokhara Bell Interport Match between HKCC and SCC at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club at 10:30 am, followed by a reception dinner at the Member’s End. Sunday will feature a Twenty20 match between the tourists and the SCC Pirates starting at 10 am.

The SCC has put together a big weekend of activities to coincide with HKCC’s historic tour of Shanghai. Continue reading “Hong Kong CC to Tour Shanghai” →

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Muifa Washers Out Sunday’s Matches

Although downgraded to a tropical storm, Muifa brought enough wind and rain to Shanghai on Sunday to wash out any hope of cricket being played at SRFC.

With early reports from the ground that rain was intermittent but that wind was high, the decision to cancel all games was postponed until a firsthand pitch inspection could be made.

At 9 am, the report came back from the Devils that the parameter fences had been knocked down and continued high wind and rain would not permit any form of cricket to be played. The Devils Division 2 Digital vs Doosra duel would not be decided today.

However, with hardly any rain in sight  downtown, the Division 1 sides scheduled to play at SRFC – Bashers CC and Daredevils CC – agreed to inspect the pitch for themselves, unwilling to throw in the towel just yet. Continue reading “Muifa Washers Out Sunday’s Matches” →