Eagles soar in final matches of the season

“Last weekend the Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club closed off the season in a fantastic way,” said Martiens Grobler, on behalf of the club.

The club ended their Easterns Cricket League campaign with a win in both the Sunday Promotion League and Sunday Directors League matches.

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In their Sunday Promotion League match the Eagles faced Wattville Cricket Club at their main oval in Dinwiddie.

Wattville arrived late and were, therefore, limited to 31 overs instead of the normal 50.

The home team won the toss and elected to bat first knocking up and impressive 319 runs, for nine wickets, in their 50 allotted overs.

The day’s top batsmen were Renier Wiesener with 97 runs, Phillip Crouse with 45 runs and Jeandre Schultz with 42 runs.

The visitors then took their turn at the crease.

They were bowled out for 115 runs, all out, in their 31 overs.

This gave the Eagles a 204-run victory.

The match’s top bowlers were Jacques Jansen van Vuuren with five wickets in 10 overs for 44 runs, JD Schulz with three wickets in seven overs for 43 runs and Bryan Mitchell with one wicket in five overs for 21 runs.

In their Sunday Directors League match, the club faced Katlehong Cricket Club, at the Elspark Sports Club.

Katlehong batted first and were only able to set a target of 96 runs in their 50 allotted overs.

The match’s top bowlers were Theuns Herbst with six wickets in 10 overs for 38 runs, and Johan van Greunen with two wickets in five overs for 17 runs.

The Eagles then took their turn at the crease and knocked up 97 runs for seven wickets in their 50 allotted overs.

This gave the home team a three-wicket victory.

The day’s top batsmen were van Greunen with 29 runs and Frank Williams with 29 runs.

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The club ended their Sunday Directors League third on the log.

“We are thrilled with this result especially after a long and difficult season for the Directors League team,” said Grobler.

“It is important to note that the team has moved up four leagues in the past three years and has been struggling with injuries throughout the season.

“On top of this, a number of players retired from the game.

“But still, with all this, we had a wonderful season.”

As for the Sunday Promotion League, the club is still awaiting results.

“We are still waiting for confirmation from Easterns Cricket Union to confirm the final standing.

“This will take up to two weeks,” explained Grobler.

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