Eagles celebrate two wins in Easterns Cricket League
Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club continued their Easterns Cricket League campaign with two wins as the cricket season nears its conclusion.
“It was a fantastic week and weekend for the Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club,” said Martiens Grobler, on behalf of the club.
The club continued their Easterns Cricket League campaign with a Sunday Promotion League and Sunday Directors League match last weekend.
In their Sunday Promotion League match the Eagles faced Daveyton Cricket Club at their main oval in Dinwiddie.
Batting first, the home team knocked up 210 runs with two wickets in hand in their 50 allotted overs.
The day’s top batsmen for the Eagles were Billy Millar with 59 runs, Renier Wiesener with 49 runs and Phillip Crouse with 31 runs.
It was then Daveyton’s turn at the crease.
The visiting team was only able to make 188 runs, all out in their 50 allotted overs, giving the Eagles a 22-run victory.
The match’s top bowlers for the Eagles were Millar with three wickets in 10 overs for 36 runs, Wiesener with two wickets in 10 overs for 42 runs and Bryan Mitchell with two wickets in 10 overs for 31 runs.
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In their Sunday Directors League match at the Elspark Sports Complex, the Eagles took on Benoni Northerns Cricket Club.
The home team batted first and set a target of 182 runs in their 50 allotted overs.
The match’s top batsmen for the Eagles were Martiens Grobler with 64 runs (not out), Johan van Greunen with 24 runs and Theuns Herbst with 22 runs.
The visitors then took their turn at the crease, chasing down the 182 target.
However, Northerns were bowled out for 145 runs in 50 overs, giving the Eagles a 38-run victory.
The day’s top bowlers for the Eagles were van Greunen with four wickets in 10 overs for 56 runs, Herbst with three wickets in 10 overs for 47 runs and Pieter Nel with three wickets in five overs for 18 runs.
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In addition to the successful Easterns Cricket League fixtures, the club celebrated the selection of one of its members, Crouse, for the Easterns Cricket League T20 Tournament (known as the Battle of the Roses).
“This is a yearly tournament hosted by the Easterns Cricket League,” explained Grobler.
“The tournament is only open to players who have been selected by Easterns.
“This is the first time a player from our club has been selected for something like this. We at the club are very proud of him and wish him well for the tournament.”
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