{"id":222039,"date":"2019-11-01T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222039\/eagles-battle-to-find-their-stride\/"},"modified":"2019-10-31T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T13:12:44","slug":"eagles-battle-to-find-their-stride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/11\/01\/eagles-battle-to-find-their-stride\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles battle to find their stride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rain had an effect on the Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club\u2019s Saturday Easterns Cricket League fixture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur u-10 side\u2019s home match against Kempton Park Cricket Club was called off as the pitch was too wet to play on,\u201d said club chairperson Martiens Grobler.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The club\u2019s Sunday Directors League match against Bedfordview Cricket Club, however, went ahead as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles were sent in to bat first at their home grounds, the Elspark Sports Complex.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221336\/eagles-get-bowled-over-in-weekend-matches\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eagles get bowled over in weekend matches<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe had a bit of a bad start,\u201d said Grobler.<\/p>\n<p>The team lost two wickets in the first over, but were able to knock up a total of 147 runs in their 50 allotted overs.<\/p>\n<p>The match\u2019s top batsmen were Leonard Mugadza with 41 runs, Johan van Greunen with 21 runs, and Grobler with 19 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Bedfordview then took their turn at the crease and were able to score 148, with the loss of only one wicket.<\/p>\n<p>This gave the visiting team a nine-wicket victory.<\/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>The Eagles\u2019 top bowler was Johan van Greunen, who took the only wicket of the match for the home team, for 28 runs in seven overs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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