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| One-day Name: | Eagles | ||
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| Coach: |  Corrie van Zyl |
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| Captain: | Boeta Dippenaar |
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| 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.
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 succesfull cricket team since South Africa decided to use a franchise system for all domestic competitions.
External sources
References
- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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| Franchise teams | Cape Cobras • Dolphins • Eagles • Lions • Titans • Warriors |
| Provincial association teams | Boland • Border • Eastern Province • Easterns • Free State • Gauteng • Griqualand West • Kei • KwaZulu-Natal • KwaZulu-Natal Inland • Limpopo • Mpumalanga • North West • Northerns • South Western Districts • Western Province |
| Namibia, Rhodesia and Zimbabwe have also competed in major South African domestic competitions | |
