Shanghai Cricket Club

The club dates back to 1858 when the first recorded cricket match was played between a team of British naval officers and a Shanghai XI.

Following a 45-year dormancy after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, a new Shanghai Cricket Club (with a different Chinese name) was established in 1994 by expatriates living in the city and has since grown to over 300 members.

Drawn from the best cricket players in the city, the Dragons regularly tour throughout Asia and host international teams in Shanghai.

The Dragons have also participated in most of the major tournaments on the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour, winning in Hong Kong, Manila and Phuket.

The Pirates were created in 2005 for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes Festival, and are composed of representatives of all seven member clubs and associate teams in Shanghai.