Result · Round 12 · 1. QX3 SPORTS A Grade · 2025/26 · Sat 7 Feb 2026 · Monivae College, HAMILTON
Gorae-Portland 165 (51.2 ov) & 41/2 (16 ov)
Pigeon Ponds 288/9 (64 ov)
Pigeon Ponds won by 1 wickets
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Match report

Pigeon Ponds beat Gorae-Portland by 1 wickets. For the winners, Simon Close hit a century (155 off 194) and Jack Beaton took 4/52 from 16 overs. For Gorae-Portland, Nick Wills made a half-century (70 off 98) and Kaden Wilson took 4/50 from 17 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Simon Close
Pigeon Ponds · 155 (194) & 2/41 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Gorae-Portland
🏏 Nick Wills 70 (98)
🏏 Suraj Weerasinghe 34 (55)
🎯 Kaden Wilson (20) 4/50 (17)
🎯 Sam Roberts 3/44 (11)
Pigeon Ponds
🏏 Simon Close 155 (194)
🏏 Michael Close 93* (92)
🎯 Jack Beaton 5/64 (23)
🎯 Hamish Mccrae 4/59 (21.2)
Gorae-Portland · 1st Innings - Gorae-Portland 165 (51.2 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Zac Duncan (vc) c: W Staude b: J Beaton 4 6 1 0 66.66
Damien Compton b: J Beaton 7 26 1 0 26.92
Harvey Reynolds c: W Staude b: S Close 19 49 2 0 38.77
Suraj Weerasinghe c: N Hildebrand b: H Mccrae 18 22 3 0 81.81
Kaden Wilson (vc) (20) run out (N Hildebrand, H Mccrae) 0 2 0 0 0.00
Shanaka Silva c: P Staude b: J Beaton 23 40 2 0 57.50
Nick Wills (c) b: H Mccrae 70 98 8 0 71.42
Cooper mccallum (17) c: P Staude b: J Beaton 0 6 0 0 0.00
James Roberts c: S Close b: H Mccrae 10 17 0 0 58.82
James Cannon c: W Staude b: S Close 9 40 1 0 22.50
Thomas Roberts (21) not out 0* 4 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 2, pen 0) 5
Total 51.2 Ov (RR 3.21) 165
Did not bat: Samuel Atchison, Sam Roberts
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Zac Duncan), 2-17 (Damien Compton), 3-48 (Harvey Reynolds), 4-48 (Kaden Wilson), 5-48 (Suraj Weerasinghe), 6-87 (Shanaka Silva), 7-87 (Cooper mccallum), 8-115 (James Roberts), 9-145 (James Cannon), 10-165 (Nick Wills)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Jack Beaton 16 1 52 4 3.25 0 1
Hamish Mccrae 17.2 4 45 3 2.59 1 1
Simon Close 10 2 41 2 4.10 0 0
Anthony Close 6 1 20 0 3.33 0 0
Noah Hildebrand 2 0 5 0 2.50 0 0
Pigeon Ponds · 1st Innings - Pigeon Ponds 288/9 (64 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Noah Hildebrand lbw: K Wilson 0 4 0 0 0.00
Simon Close b: K Wilson 155 194 18 0 79.89
Peter Staude c: J Roberts b: S Silva 15 48 3 0 31.25
Will Burbury c: C mccallum b: Z Duncan 4 3 1 0 133.33
Jack Beaton b: K Wilson 4 29 1 0 13.79
Michael Close not out 93* 92 13 0 101.08
Hamish Mccrae (c) lbw: K Wilson 1 8 0 0 12.50
Will Staude b: S Roberts 0 4 0 0 0.00
Anthony Close b: S Roberts 0 2 0 0 0.00
Rhys Pollock b: S Roberts 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 4, lb 10, w 1, nb 1, pen 0) 16
Total 64 Ov (RR 4.50) 288/9
Did not bat: Peter Fort
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Noah Hildebrand), 2-63 (Peter Staude), 3-68 (Will Burbury), 4-86 (Jack Beaton), 5-285 (Simon Close), 6-287 (Hamish Mccrae), 7-288 (Will Staude), 8-288 (Anthony Close), 9-288 (Rhys Pollock)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Kaden Wilson (20) 17 6 50 4 2.94 0 0
Nick Wills 5 0 29 0 5.80 1 1
Shanaka Silva 7 3 14 1 2.00 0 0
Thomas Roberts (21) 9 1 45 0 5.00 0 0
Zac Duncan 6 1 28 1 4.66 0 0
Sam Roberts 11 3 44 3 4.00 0 0
Samuel Atchison 5 0 38 0 7.60 0 0
Cooper mccallum (17) 4 0 26 0 6.50 0 0
Gorae-Portland · 2nd Innings - Gorae-Portland 41/2 (16 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Damien Compton not out 14* 43 2 0 32.55
Zac Duncan (vc) c: b: H Mccrae 4 7 0 0 57.14
Harvey Reynolds b: J Beaton 5 13 1 0 38.46
Suraj Weerasinghe not out 16* 33 2 0 48.48
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, pen 0) 2
Total 16 Ov (RR 2.56) 41/2
Did not bat: James Cannon, Samuel Atchison, Kaden Wilson (20), James Roberts, Cooper mccallum (17), Nick Wills, Sam Roberts, Shanaka Silva, Thomas Roberts (21)
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Zac Duncan), 2-18 (Harvey Reynolds)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Jack Beaton 7 2 12 1 1.71 1 0
Hamish Mccrae 4 1 14 1 3.50 0 0
Anthony Close 3 1 13 0 4.33 1 0
Rhys Pollock 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0
Peter Fort 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0

Gorae-Portland

Pigeon Ponds

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Gorae-Portland 165 (51.2 ov) 3.21 18 0 5 Nick Wills 70
Pigeon Ponds 288/9 (64 ov) 4.50 36 0 16 Simon Close 155
Gorae-Portland 41/2 (16 ov) 2.56 5 0 2 Suraj Weerasinghe 16*

Partnerships · Gorae-Portland

  • 1st wkt 4
  • 2nd wkt 13
  • 3rd wkt 31
  • 4th wkt 0
  • 5th wkt 0
  • 6th wkt 39
  • 7th wkt 0
  • 8th wkt 28
  • 9th wkt 30
  • 10th wkt 20

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Pigeon Ponds

  • 1st wkt 0
  • 2nd wkt 63
  • 3rd wkt 5
  • 4th wkt 18
  • 5th wkt 199
  • 6th wkt 2
  • 7th wkt 1
  • 8th wkt 0
  • 9th wkt 0

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Gorae-Portland

  • 1st wkt 6
  • 2nd wkt 12
  • 3rd wkt 23*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.