{"id":146186,"date":"2017-03-10T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/146186\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T14:25:27","slug":"eagles-bowl-over-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles bowl over the competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club\u2019s weekend fixtures were called off this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s Saturday Second League match was called off due to a wet pitch, resulting in a draw, while the Presidents League match, scheduled for Sunday, was called off when their opponents, the Bakerton Cricket Club were unable to field a team.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This meant that the match\u2019s points were awarded to the Eagles, placing them back at the top of the log.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elsburg Eagles weekend fixture\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UkjaYNTHKeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s Promotion League match against Katlehong Cricket Club, however, went ahead as planned at the Scaw Main Oval in Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles won the toss and elected to bat first, in the hope of beating the encroaching storm.<\/p>\n<p>The club only managed to bat their way to a 113 score, in their 50 overs, on a bowler friendly pitch, before they were all out.<\/p>\n<p>The match\u2019s top batsmen were Martiens Grobler, with 31 runs not out and Trent Murray with 20 runs.<\/p>\n<p>It was then the Katlehong batsmen\u2019s turn at the crease, and despite their best efforts, were only able to make 45 runs before they were all bowled out.<\/p>\n<p>This meant the Eagles walked away with a 68 run victory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elsburg Eagles weekend fixture against Katlehong Cricket Club\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_nh2qukch0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s top bowlers for the day were Henk Black, with four wickets for only 31 runs in eight overs, and Billy Millar with three wickets for only one run in four overs.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend the club will play in what could be their last matches of the season.<\/p>\n<p>This first of which will be in the Saturday Second League, where they will face Eden Park Cricket Club at the Scaw Main Oval in Dinwiddie, while on Sunday the club will face Midrand Cricket Club in the Promotion League, in an away match, and the Thokoza Cricket Club in the Presidents League at the Scaw Main Oval in Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n<p>Further matches will be announced once the outcome of the weekend\u2019s matches is known.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-146186 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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/09gcnsportcricl_42869\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_42869-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_42869-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_42869-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_42869.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146188'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club faced the Katlehong Cricket Club in their Easterns Cricket League, Promotion League match on Sunday at the Scaw Main Oval in Dinwiddie. Martiens Grobler, one of the club\u2019s top batsmen of the day, prepares to bat away a ball during his time at the crease.\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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/09gcnsportcricl_88513\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_88513-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_88513-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_88513-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/09GCNSPORTCRICL_88513.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146189'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club\u2019s Henko Black smacks away the ball, which was caught, during the club\u2019s Promotion League match against Katlehong Cricket Club on Sunday.\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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0086-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0086-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146449\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146449'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0087-custom-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0087-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146450\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146450'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0089-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0089-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146451\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146451'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0090-custom-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0090-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146452\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146452'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0092-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0092-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146453\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146453'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0094-custom-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0094-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146454\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146454'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0095-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0095-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146455\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146455'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0096-custom-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0096-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146456\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146456'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0097-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0097-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146457\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146457'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0099-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0099-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146458\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146458'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0100-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0100-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146459\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146459'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0101-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0101-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146460\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146460'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0102-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0102-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146461\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146461'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0103-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0103-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146462\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146462'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0105-custom-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0105-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146463\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146463'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0107-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0107-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146464\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146464'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0108-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0108-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146465\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146465'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0109-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0109-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146466\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146466'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0111-custom-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0111-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146467\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146467'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0112-custom-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0112-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146468\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146468'>\n\t\t\t\tElsburg Eagles Cricket Club and Katlehong Cricket Club face off. \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\/2017\/03\/10\/eagles-bowl-over-the-competition\/attachment\/img_0113-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/IMG_0113-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146469\" 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