A mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash in Port Elizabeth is the big one in the Absa Currie Cup First Division on Friday. The EP Kings top the log in the First Division by four points, but they have played one game more than their opponents this weekend, the Regent Boland Cavaliers. These two teams have opened up a bit of a lead in the standings ahead of the other four teams. Last year, the EP Kings beat the Boland Cavaliers in all three of their matches, including a nail biter in the … [Read more...] about EP Kings looking to Increase Four Point Lead in Vital Clash
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EP Kings Continue Winning Streak to Top Log
The EP Kings top the Absa Currie Cup First Division log after they won their fourth successive game of 2011 when they beat the Valke by 36-20 at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park on Friday afternoon. It was hard work for the team from Port Elizabeth though, perhaps even harder than the scoreline suggests. With a few minutes left on the clock, the Valke closed the gap to 29-20, but a last-minute try by Mathew Tayler-Smith, his second of the game, gave the EP Kings a bit more breathing space … [Read more...] about EP Kings Continue Winning Streak to Top Log
EP Kings Trail Boland by One Point
The Absa Currie Cup First Division is essentially still a two horse race as the Regent Boland Cavaliers and EP Kings stamped their authority on the competition with two more big wins. With Boland on 15 points and EP Kings on 14 points both teams have three times more points than 3rd placed team on the log, SWD Eagles. After struggling in the first half against the Valke at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Friday afternoon, the Cavaliers raced away in the second 40 minutes, turning a 13-3 … [Read more...] about EP Kings Trail Boland by One Point
Local Absa Currie Cup First Division Fixtures
The two pace setters in the Absa Currie Cup First Division, Regent Boland Cavaliers and the EP Kings, both play at home on Friday and will be looking to increase the gap between them and the other teams on the log. Boland host the Valke in Wellington at 15:00, after which EP Kings take on the Tasol Solar Griffons in Port Elizabeth at 19:00. The third game in the Absa Currie Cup First Division is also at 19:00 on Friday, when the SWD Eagles and Border Bulldogs square off in George. The … [Read more...] about Local Absa Currie Cup First Division Fixtures
EP Kings and Boland Cavaliers Look to Cement Winning Streaks in Absa Currie Cup First Division
Welkom is the destination for Boland, where they face the Tasol Solar Griffons. The team from the Cape winelands lost badly on their last visit to the Free State's Gold Fields (52-13), a result they would like to turn around this season. The Griffons lost their opening game this season when the Valke beat them in Kempton Park last weekend, but any team visiting the Northern Free State will tell confess that it's one of the more difficult venues to play at. The only other game in the Absa … [Read more...] about EP Kings and Boland Cavaliers Look to Cement Winning Streaks in Absa Currie Cup First Division
Back to Back Matches for EP Women’s Cricket
The Eastern Province Women’s Provincial Cricket Team gets ready to take on Western Province and Boland in their next CSA Provincial fixture for the 2010/2011 season. These matches will take place on Saturday 12th February against Western Province in Cape Town and Boland on Sunday 13th February 2011 in Paarl. The Eastern Province Selectors today announced the team as follows: Claire Terblanche (Captain), Lanette Pienaar, Melanie Strydom, Lisinda Esau, Candice Terblanche, Mieke de Ridder, … [Read more...] about Back to Back Matches for EP Women’s Cricket
