{"id":135831,"date":"2016-10-18T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/135831\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/"},"modified":"2016-10-18T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T13:40:20","slug":"great-weekend-for-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"Great weekend for Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston City Cricket Club added another win to their name in the Easterns Cricket League.<\/p>\n<p>The local club defeated the Benoni Northerns Cricket Club in their Fourth League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Germiston beat Benoni by 156 runs, having scored 243 runs in their 33 overs. Benoni was bowled out for 87 runs.<\/p>\n<p>David Ungerer hit 37 runs, Jan Van Wyk 36 runs, Johan Botha 30 runs and Anton VD Linde 29 runs.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The main contributors to the score sheet for Germiston were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Johan Botha with three wickets.<\/li>\n<li>Rudi Le Roux with three wickets.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Cox with two wickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Germiston will face Springs Old Boys at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The match will start at 1.15pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-135831 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-1-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-1-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135851\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135851'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-2-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-2-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135852\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135852'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-3-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-3-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135853\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135853'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-4-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-4-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135854\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135854'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-5-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-5-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135855\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135855'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-6-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-6-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135856\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135856'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-7-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-7-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135857\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135857'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-8-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-8-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135858\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135858'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-9-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-9-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135859\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135859'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-10-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-10-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135860\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135860'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-11-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-11-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135861\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135861'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-12-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-12-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135862\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135862'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-13-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-13-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135863\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135863'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-14-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-14-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135864\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135864'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/10\/18\/great-weekend-for-germiston\/attachment\/germiston-vs-benoni-15-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/Germiston-vs-Benoni-15-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135865\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135865'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Germiston City Cricket Club and Benoni Northerns Cricket Club took to pitch in their Easterns Cricket League match held at the Germiston City Sports Club on Saturday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you might also be interested in reading:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/135247\/a-running-success\/\">A weekend of success<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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