Shanghai Cricket Club

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Shanghai Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Shanghai, China. The club dates back to 1858 when the first recorded cricket match was played in the centre of the horseracing course owned by the Shanghai Race Club. After a long interruption from 1949, the club was reestablished in 1994.

History

Before 1949

Shanghai map from 1933, the ground in racecourse is shown on the left in green.

The first recorded cricket match in Shanghai was played somewhere in Hongkou on April 22, 1858.

In 1863, the first true cricket ground was bought by the Shanghai Recreation Fund from the Race Club. The ground was located inside a racecourse located in present-day People’s Square and People’s Park on the corner of Nanjing Road and Jiangxi Road.

Interport matches with the Hong Kong Cricket Club and the Singapore Cricket Club began in 1866 as a series of home and away fixtures which continued up until 1948, just prior to the PLA takeover of Shanghai.

Reincarnation

The club was reestablished in 1994, and in 2004, an inter-club league was established by the four member clubs: Bashers CC, DPR Hot Dogs, Maharajas (now Daredevils) and Pudong CC.

The club hosted the Shanghai International Sixes from 1997 to 2009.

The SCC currently has grounds in Jinqiao and Waigaoqiao, Pudong.

The club has two representative teams, the Dragons and the Pirates. In addition a women's side (currently defunct) existed for several years called the Pearls. The SCC has hosted many renown international sides including Marylebone Cricket Club, Hong Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Cricket Club, Beijing Cricket Club and Lamma Cricket Club of Hong Kong.

SCC League

League Structure

The Shanghai Cricket Club runs a three division league. The league is made up of the four foundation clubs as well as two associate teams: K2 Leopards CC and Dulwich Knights. League matches are played on Sundays from April through September and features limited overs cricket. Division 1: 40 overs; Division 2: 30 overs; Division 3: 20 overs.

Clubs and Associate Teams

  • Daredevils CC
  • Bashers CC
  • DPR Hot Dogs
  • Pudong PCC
  • K2 Leopards CC
  • Dulwich Knights

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