CBC’s march to glory undone by sewage spill
CBC's premier cricket side's march towards league glory took a stumble on Sunday when the match against United, played in Brakpan, was cancelled due to a large sewage spill.
The heavy rainfall on the night of Saturday, October 25, contributed to the sewage spill on the A-field at Hosking Park, which forced the cancellation of the Eastern Premier League encounter between United and current league leaders CBC Old Boys.
The match was a particularly important one for the table-topping Boksburg outfit, as they bid to hold off the challenge from Kempton Park and Benoni Northerns cricket clubs, who are breathing down their neck in the league.
However, due to the spill and the subsequent health concerns, both teams shared the points on Sunday.
Des Gamble, facility manager and Premier League team manager, has made a desperate plea to the Ekurhuleni metro to urgently come to the party, before United Cricket Club goes down the metaphorical drain.
The facility has been improved by United Cricket Club to the value of R300 000, from their own funds over the past seven years, and the club is gaining huge respect in cricketing circles nationwide.
“The sewerage issue is major and has placed a question mark on our reliability as a venue, which could spell the end of United Cricket Club,” says Gamble.
“We simply cannot continue down this road,” added Gamble.
