The Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club had a quiet weekend, with the team competing only in the Easterns Cricket League, Second League.<\/p>\n
The team travelled to Kempton Park on Saturday, for the match against the Kempton Park Cricket Club.<\/p>
The home side won the toss and decided to bat first, posting a score of 168 runs, all out, in their 35 overs.<\/p>\n
Top bowlers on the day were Christiaan du Preez, Schalk Groenewald and Trent Murray, all of whom claimed three wickets.<\/p>
It was then Elsburg\u2019s turn to bat and, despite their best efforts, they posted a score of only 131, all out.<\/p>\n
This meant Kempton won the match by 37 runs.<\/p>\n
Elsburg\u2019s top batsman was Garreth Hann, who made 42 of the team\u2019s runs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so proud of the players who played in this game, as Kempton Park is a Premier League club, with a lot of talent and provincial players.”<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just showing us that we are on the right track,\u201d said Martiens Grobler.<\/p>\n
The team will next face the Etwatwa Cricket Club, in the Promotion League, on Sunday morning; the match will be played on the Scaw Main Oval, in Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n
The club will also play in the President’s League, on Sunday afternoon, at the Elsburg Sports Grounds.<\/p>\n
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