The young cricketers of Germiston City Cricket Club travelled to Curro School in Serengeti on Sunday for their match against Champions Cricket Club.<\/p>\n
After winning the toss, Germiston elected to bowl first.<\/p>
Choosing to bowl first proved to be a great decision for Germiston, who bowled Champions out after setting a target of 125 runs in 21.1 overs.<\/p>\n
Rudolph Swart, Anthony Rose and Jonathan van der Westhuizen, took two wickets each.<\/p>
Soon it was Germiston\u2019s turn to bat and trouble loomed on the pitch when the scoreboard seemed to stick at 48 runs for some time.<\/p>\n
However, resilience shown by Swart in knocking 77 runs, not out, set Germiston up for victory.<\/p>\n
Germiston City won by five wickets.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0Action-packed weekend for Germiston City Cricket Club<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n It was a weekend of glory and upsets for Germiston who took on Tsakane Cricket Club in the Saturday Fifth League and Bedfordview Cricket Club in the Saturday First League.<\/p>\n The team geared up for their T20 match against Tsakane in an away game played at Hosking Park, in Brakpan.<\/p>\n Germiston won the toss and elected to bat first.<\/p>\n A brilliant batting stance was shown by Jason Parsons who made 57 runs, setting the scene for his fellow batsman, Gavin Ferreira, to knock up a whirlwind 83 runs, not out, setting a target of 218 to win.<\/p>\n It was a close affair with Tsakane managing to get to 192 runs for four wickets before their overs finished.<\/p>\n Germiston won by 26 runs.<\/p>\n ALSO READ:\u00a0Germiston\u2019s cricket clubs swing into action<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In the Saturday First League, Germiston also played an away game against Bedfordview.<\/p>\n After winning the toss, Germiston elected to bat first allowing them to set a target of 119 runs in 26.2 overs.<\/p>\n The notable player in this game was Jan van Wyk who knocked up 31 runs.<\/p>\n Bedfordview chased the runs down with only two wickets down and beat Germiston by eight wickets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n