Germiston ends season on a high note

After an exceptional season, the Germiston City Cricket Club celebrated its players’ accomplishments during a fun-filled prize-giving.

April 12, 2017

Leigh Hodgson 2 minutes read

The Germiston City Cricket Club ended their exceptional season officially with a fun-filled prize-giving, at the Germiston Sports Grounds, last Saturday.

After a successful 2016/2017 Easterns Cricket League season, Germiston City Cricket Club celebrated it’s achievements with a prize-giving.

The fun-filled prize-giving, held at the Germiston Sports Grounds, last Saturday, saw the club’s players being commended for their exceptional performance during the season.

“According to our calculations, without final confirmation from Easterns Cricket Union, it looks like we won the Saturday Fourth League, six league points above the rest,” said David Ungerer proudly as he opened proceedings.

Team captain Rudolph Swart was then called upon to hand out a number of special awards, including top bowling averages, top fieldsmen for the season, top bowlers of the season, top batsmen of the season and player of the year.

The awards were as follows:

Top bowling average of the season: Johann Botha, Rudee Aucamp, Rudi le Roux, Anton van der Linde, David Ungerer and Tyrel Hendricks.
Top fielders of the season: Donald Cekiso and Jason Parsons.
Top batsmen of the season: Jan Aucamp, Jan van Wyk and Jacques Nel.
Top bowlers of the season: Rudi le Roux, Anton van der Linde and Johann Botha.
Player of the year: Rudi le Roux.

All of the players were thanked for their contributions and encouraged to stay involved and share their ideas on how to improve the club for the new season.

All of the team members, namely Rudolph Swart, Johann Botha, Rudee Aucamp, Rudi le Roux, Anton van der Linde, David Ungerer, Tyrel Hendricks, Jan Aucamp, Donald Cekiso, Jason Parsons, Gavin Ferreira, Jacques Nel, Siphokuhle Nqoro, Kevin Cox, Jan van Wyk, Hennie Theron and honorary team member Linton Cox, received a special badge for their efforts during the season, which they can wear on their caps in the new season.

The club hopes to grow during the off-season by increasing their membership, not just in the senior leagues but also in younger leagues, and are excited for what lies ahead.

The club will release details on their future projects as they become available.

If you would like more information on the club, when Germiston will play their home matches at the Germiston City Sports Grounds in Vimy Ridge Road, in Delville, or the new season, call Ungerer on 082 885 6351 or Cox on 082 829 4051.