PSC vs Kamakura Lawn Tennis

"And there is a Japanese Idol at Kamakura...
O ye who tread the Narrow Way
By Tophet-flare to judgment Day,
Be gentle when 'the heathen' pray
To Buddha at Kamakura! "

The first lines in the novel "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling written in 1901 (full poem available here: The Buddha at Kamakura )

For more info about the Giant Buddha at Kamakura click here.


The Penang Sports Club played a very enjoyable friendly match against the Kamakura Lawn Tennis club from Kamakura Japan on 25 Dec 2008 Christmas Day! The Kamakura Lawn Tennis club is a very old and prestigious club established in 1924.The Japanese players were delighted to play on our grass courts as for many of them it was a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to play on grass... Each of them played at least two matches and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Although the overall score was 7 -1 in favor of the Penang Sports club, the Kamakura team was made up of very skilled and steady players... In fact, four of the matches went to tie-break before the PSC's home field advantage tipped the balance in favor of the home side.

All in all it was a delightful day of tennis and we followed up with an great dinner , with lots of beer and with two bottles of Chivas contributed by the Japanese.
The Japanese were also very keen to play another match: karaoke after dinner...


Our PSC home team was also very strong for this event...
One Japanese told Jerry Moi, "You must be a Professional Singer!"


To see all the photos from this day, please click here


and lastly, while researching for this posting, i came across this lovely photo of Mt Fuji as seen from the beach at Kamakura....Wouldn't it be great to visit there and play tennis next year?

I was also delighted to learn that you can actually see a live webcam from the tennis courts of the Kamakura Lawn Tennis club ... to see it, click here


if you look carefully, you might see your opponents playing there now!