Result · Round 5 · 1. QX3 SPORTS A Grade · 2025/26 · Sat 8 Nov 2025 · Pigeon Ponds Recreation Reserve, PIGEON PONDS
Pigeon Ponds 258/7 (40 ov)
Casterton District 122 (24.2 ov)
Pigeon Ponds won by 136 runs
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Match report

Pigeon Ponds made 258/7 (40 ov) and defended it, holding Casterton District to 122 (24.2 ov) to win by 136 runs. For the winners, Simon Close hit a century (106 off 95) with 3 sixes and Lachlan Craig took 5/14 from 4 overs. For Casterton District, Oliver Foster top-scored with 35 off 57 and Carey Megaw took 2/40 from 8 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Simon Close
Pigeon Ponds · 106 (95) & 2 dismissals

Top performers

Pigeon Ponds
🏏 Simon Close 106 (95)
🏏 Michael Close 88 (78)
🎯 Lachlan Craig 5/14 (4)
🎯 Brenden Preston 4/32 (7.2)
Casterton District
🏏 Oliver Foster (17) 35 (57)
🏏 Carey Megaw 32 (28)
🎯 Carey Megaw 2/40 (8)
🎯 Kaden Humphries (22) 2/53 (8)
Pigeon Ponds · 1st Innings - Pigeon Ponds 258/7 (40 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Peter Staude (wk) c: O Foster b: C Megaw 3 13 0 0 23.07
Simon Close (wk) c: J Short b: C Stephens 106 95 8 3 111.57
Michael Close c: C Stephens b: K Humphries 88 78 6 6 112.82
Noah Hildebrand run out () 2 14 0 0 14.28
Hamish Mccrae (c) c&b: K Humphries 0 2 0 0 0.00
Brenden Preston run out (C Kelly) 10 15 1 0 66.66
Jack Beaton b: C Megaw 18 10 0 2 180.00
Anthony Close not out 15* 12 0 1 125.00
Lachlan Craig not out 1* 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 11, nb 0, pen 0) 15
Total 40 Ov (RR 6.45) 258/7
Did not bat: William Cunneen, Joshua Grant
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Peter Staude), 2-176 (Michael Close), 3-192 (Noah Hildebrand), 4-192 (Hamish Mccrae), 5-220 (Brenden Preston), 6-223 (Simon Close), 7-257 (Jack Beaton)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Carey Megaw 8 1 40 2 5.00 1 0
Joshua Jones 5 0 39 0 7.80 0 0
Will Kerr 4 0 22 0 5.50 1 0
Connor Stephens 7 0 56 1 8.00 4 0
Connor Kelly 8 0 44 0 5.50 0 0
Kaden Humphries (22) 8 0 53 2 6.62 5 0
Casterton District · 1st Innings - Casterton District 122 (24.2 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Ben Holmes (c) lbw: J Beaton 8 9 1 0 88.88
Oliver Foster (wk) (17) c: H Mccrae b: L Craig 35 57 2 1 61.40
Carey Megaw c: P Staude b: B Preston 32 28 5 0 114.28
Kane Forbes c: J Grant b: B Preston 10 10 0 1 100.00
Kaden Humphries (22) c: S Close b: L Craig 2 3 0 0 66.66
Joshua Jones c: S Close b: L Craig 4 3 1 0 133.33
Michael Jarrad not out 10* 22 1 0 45.45
Connor Stephens b: L Craig 0 2 0 0 0.00
Jackson Short c: M Close b: L Craig 0 1 0 0 0.00
Connor Kelly lbw: B Preston 2 2 0 0 100.00
Will Kerr c: N Hildebrand b: B Preston 6 12 0 0 50.00
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 5, nb 3, pen 0) 13
Total 24.2 Ov (RR 5.01) 122
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Ben Holmes), 2-78 (Carey Megaw), 3-90 (Kane Forbes), 4-93 (Kaden Humphries), 5-97 (Joshua Jones), 6-107 (Oliver Foster), 7-107 (Connor Stephens), 8-107 (Jackson Short), 9-110 (Connor Kelly), 10-122 (Will Kerr)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Peter Staude 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Hamish Mccrae 5 0 39 0 7.80 2 3
Jack Beaton 6 1 26 1 4.33 3 0
Brenden Preston 7.2 0 32 4 4.36 0 0
Lachlan Craig 4 0 14 5 3.50 0 0
William Cunneen 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0

Pigeon Ponds

Casterton District

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Pigeon Ponds 258/7 (40 ov) 6.45 15 12 15 Simon Close 106
Casterton District 122 (24.2 ov) 5.01 10 2 13 Oliver Foster 35

Partnerships · Pigeon Ponds

  • 1st wkt 13
  • 2nd wkt 163
  • 3rd wkt 16
  • 4th wkt 0
  • 5th wkt 28
  • 6th wkt 3
  • 7th wkt 34
  • 8th wkt 1*

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

Partnerships · Casterton District

  • 1st wkt 24
  • 2nd wkt 54
  • 3rd wkt 12
  • 4th wkt 3
  • 5th wkt 4
  • 6th wkt 10
  • 7th wkt 0
  • 8th wkt 0
  • 9th wkt 3
  • 10th wkt 12

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