Kim, official scorer for the weekend, proudly displays her souvenir Shanghai Dragons shirt

Clive Howard, newly elected Chairman of the HKCA, is also presented with a souvenir shirt

The Shanghai Dragons
(left to right) Deepak Noutiyal, Denzyl Allbright, Pete Cain, Rakesh Kumar, Mike Tsemelis, Jason Bird (captain), Dinesh Tandon (host), Mal Collins, Tavis Carins

Tavis needs a bit of persuading that this is such a good idea, but seasoned campaigners Toby and Becks soon put his mind at ease

What it’s all about — the serious business of the weekend gets underway and Mal and Toby are under starters orders...

... and it’s neck and neck all the way

Becks — triumphant!

Denzyl and Mal shows the signs of battle — damp shirt fronts... and Denzyl’s taking on a definite green pallor

Toby attempts to blend with his surroundings

Play gets underway on Sunday, Shanghai win the toss and put Lamma in to bat. Mark opens and struggles with Jason’s pace and Lamma lose early wickets

Tauseef tries to steady the ship with a patient innings of 24, but the wickets continue to fall

Jason had the batsmen in trouble from the start

Toiling on a uncomfortably sultry afternoon, Jason concedes four an over for two wickets during his eight overs

Toby takes on the bowling

Mike stands for no nonsense and takes two vital wickets

As wickets tumble the tension begins to show on the faces of the Lamma boys

Becks in belligerent mood...

... but has to work hard for his 34 before being caught behind

Al partners Becks for a while...

... but never manages to really get on top of the bowling

As the light fades, Nasir tries to illuminate proceedings with his shirt

The weekend’s been all a bit too much for Pete

Defeat is always hard to take, especially when it’s so close, but the Shanghai boys take it very sportingly

Mark, in desperate need of a washing machine after his full length, one-handed diving catch on the boundary

A well-earned Fosters, and no one gives a damn about the sell-by-date
Mark, Al, Brad, Kev, Dinesh and Milky

Lamma CC club secretary, Ian “Chucker” Harling and the Breezer Challenge Trophy

After bowling the final over, an exhausted Toby receives the trophy from Chucker

Shanghai Dragons CC captain Jason Bird reflects on a great weekend

Toby and Mark are presented with souvenir shirts from Jason, the Shanghai captain

Lamma CC and Shanghai Dragons CC
Back row (left to right): Kim, Becks, Dinesh, Kev, Milky, Mark, Al, Ozair, Pete, Jason, Deepak, Mal, Denzyl, Tavis. Front row: Jonno, Brad, Toby, Tauseef, Nasir, Smithy, Mustafa, Imran, Mike