It has been a long wait for the Eastern Cricket Union’s senior provincial men’s side to get their hands on a trophy.
In fact, it’s been a whole 16 years since an Easterns team, boasting the likes of Darryl Cullinan, Zander de Bruyn and Morné Morkel, lifted the SuperSport Shield in the 2003/2004 season.
On April 7, the side, coached by Richard das Neves and skippered by Grant Thomson, fittingly defeated fellow Titans franchise side Northerns at SuperSport Park in Centurion by two wickets to end the trophy drought and claim the Cricket South Africa Provincial One-Day Challenge title.
A crucial 24-run, ninth-wicket stand between Imran Manack and Dyllan Matthews helped Easterns secure the win on Sunday.
Credit: Logan Green
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