{"id":218645,"date":"2019-09-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218645\/new-cricket-season-to-bowl-into-action-soon\/"},"modified":"2019-09-20T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T06:47:30","slug":"new-cricket-season-to-bowl-into-action-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/09\/20\/new-cricket-season-to-bowl-into-action-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"New cricket season to bowl into action soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only a few short weeks before the Easterns Cricket League season bowls into action, the Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club are hard at work preparing for the challenges that lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Though practices are in full swing, the club is still looking for new players to join their ranks.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215583\/well-wishes-from-the-past-to-the-present\/\" target=\"_blank\">Well wishes from the past to the present<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cOur practices started on August 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we are still looking to grow our numbers,\u201d said chairperson Martiens Grobler.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur aim at the club this year is to get everybody, young and old, involved in the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Practices will be held and home matches will be played at the Elsburg Sports Complex, situated on the corner of Heidelberg Road and Egret Street in Elspark.<\/p>\n<p>Practices for the seniors (15 years and older) are held on Thursday nights from 5pm until it gets dark.<\/p>\n<p>While practices for the juniors (u-8 to u-14) are held on Friday afternoons from 3.30pm until 5pm.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/191463\/elsburg-eagles-back-to-their-winning-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg Eagles back to their winning ways<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe are appealing to younger players to join the club and play in our u-9, u-10, u-13, u-15 and u-17 teams,\u201d said Grobler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout the junior structure, we will not be able to play in the Premier League in the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHand in hand with the junior structure, we need to get a minimum of four Sunday league teams and two Saturday league teams within our senior structure to be able to play in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are determined to keep cricket alive, not only for us, but for the whole community and our children who will follow in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the club call Grobler on 079 520 3642 or email <a href=\"mailto:martiens@copalcor.co.za\">martiens@copalcor.co.za<\/a>, alternatively call Len Jacobs (vice-chairperson) on 082 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