Eagles cricket team 3650362 196309690 2008-03-06T16:29:51Z AllynJ 2379078 clean up; [[WP:NUMBERS]] fix using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox cricket team |county = Gestetner Diamond Eagles |image = [[Image:eaglescricket.jpg|100px]] |oneday = Eagles |secondteam = |coach = {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Corrie van Zyl]] |captain = {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Boeta Dippenaar]] |odcaptain = |overseas1 = |overseas2 = |founded = |ground = [[OUTsurance Oval]] |capacity = 20,000 |fcdebutvs = |fcdebutyr = |fcdebutvenue = |champs = |nlwins = |fptwins = |t20wins = |website = www.eaglescricket.co.za }} The '''Gestetner Diamond Eagles''' is the name used by the combined [[Free State cricket team]] and [[Griqualand West cricket team|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 Pro 20 Series|Standard Bank Twenty20]] limited over competitions. ==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. ==External sources== * [http://www.fscu.co.za/ Gestetner Eagles website] ==References== * ''South African Cricket Annual'' – various editions * ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' – various editions {{South African first-class cricket clubs}} [[Category:South African first class cricket teams]] [[Category:Bloemfontein]] {{cricket-team-stub}} {{SouthAfrica-sport-stub}}