Eagles cricket team

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Gestetner Diamond Eagles
One-day Name: Eagles
Coach: Flag of South Africa Corrie van Zyl
Captain: Flag of South Africa Boeta Dippenaar
Founded:
Home Ground: OUTsurance Oval
Capacity: 20,000
Official Website: www.eaglescricket.co.za

The Gestetner Diamond Eagles is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venue is OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein.

They combined team plays in the SuperSport Series and also in the MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 limited over competitions.

[edit] Honours

  • SuperSport Series (0) -  ; shared (1) - 2004-05
  • MTN Championship (2) - 2004-05, 2005-06
  • Pro20 Series (2) - 2003-04, 2005-06

The Gestetner Diamond Eagles is the most successful cricket team since South Africa decided to use a franchise system for all domestic competitions.

[edit] External sources

[edit] References

  • South African Cricket Annual – various editions
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions