Clinical CBC continue dominance over namesakes
The win continued CBC’s stranglehold they’ve had over their namesakes in the past seasons and ensured the home side stay on track to remain in the top half of the league’s echelon.
CBC Old Boys completed a six-wicket win over Springs Old Boys in their Eastern Cricket Premier League tie in Boksburg on November 25.
With showers passing Boksburg on the day, the play was briefly interrupted, a knock-on effect which meant the game had to be revised to 46 overs.
First behind the crease was the visitors who, led by top order batsman Neill Joubert with a score of 33, went on to total a jittery 158.
The home side were as ruthless in their bowling as they would be with the bat.
Seasoned CBC player Tyrone Cameron ended with 3/39 while captain Casey Arnold and Sherwin Pillay both 2/24 made significant contributions.
In their batting innings, inform big hitter Mark Pearce pierced the visitors’ defensive field before being stopped at half a ton.
The batting show was not over; opener Sherwin Pillay’s early exit and the cheap dismissals of Nardo le Roux and Alec van der Kruit, were washed away as unbeaten another half-ton, this time by Ryno van der Merwe (53), saw the home side home overhauling Springs’ target in 31 overs to end on 159/4.
Springs’ Rickus Neethling also stood out with the leather, taking 2/37 in his allotted 10 overs of bowling but his efforts, along with Joubert and Johan Maritz’, would only serve as consolation against the better Old Boys on the day.
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