Hamilton v Pigeon Ponds — Cricket Nation

Result · Round 8 · 1. QX3 SPORTS A Grade · 2025/26 · Sat 6 Dec 2025 · Pigeon Ponds Recreation Reserve, PIGEON PONDS

Hamilton 182 (57.5 ov) & 0/0

Pigeon Ponds 307 (71 ov)

Pigeon Ponds won

Match report

Pigeon Ponds beat Hamilton. For the winners, Simon Close hit a century (134 off 138) with 4 sixes and Jack Beaton took 3/32 from 15 overs. For Hamilton, Tyler Ellis made a half-century (59 off 56) and Thomas Officer took 4/29 from 12 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Simon Close

Pigeon Ponds · 134 (138) & 3/40

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Hamilton

🏏 Tyler Ellis 59 (56)

🏏 Eli Crutch 30 (34)

🎯 Thomas Officer (26) 4/29 (12)

🎯 Caleb Millard 2/35 (7)

Pigeon Ponds

🏏 Simon Close 134 (138)

🏏 Ben Hanrahan (20) 90 (135)

🎯 Jack Beaton 3/32 (15)

🎯 Simon Close 3/40 (8.5)

Match details

Competition: 1. QX3 SPORTS A Grade
Round: Round 8
Format: Two Day
Venue: Pigeon Ponds Recreation Reserve, PIGEON PONDS
Date: Saturday 6 December 2025, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Pigeon Ponds won the toss and chose to field
Other officials: Dave Anderson (Umpire - Day 2)

Hamilton · 1st Innings - Hamilton 182 (57.5 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Xavier Stevens (24)	b: S Close	13	68	1	0	19.11
Mitch Lang (c, wk)	b: J Beaton	13	13	2	0	100.00
Oliver Fenwick	c: P Staude b: J Beaton	0	1	0	0	0.00
Nic Cullinane	c: W Staude b: J Beaton	0	12	0	0	0.00
Tyler Ellis	c: b: A Close	59	56	4	2	105.35
Eli Crutch	c: B Hanrahan b: H Mccrae	30	34	4	0	88.23
Jackson Hay	b: S Close	1	2	0	0	50.00
Caleb Millard	c: W Staude b: A Close	9	35	1	0	25.71
Thomas Officer (26)	c: B Hanrahan b: L Craig	26	55	4	0	47.27
Anthony Read	not out	19*	56	2	0	33.92
Hamish Kearney (vc) (20)	lbw: S Close	4	16	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	8
Total	57.5 Ov (RR 3.15)	182

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Mitch Lang), 2-13 (Oliver Fenwick), 3-18 (Nic Cullinane), 4-75 (Xavier Stevens), 5-91 (Tyler Ellis), 6-100 (Jackson Hay), 7-126 (Caleb Millard), 8-138 (Eli Crutch), 9-167 (Thomas Officer), 10-182 (Hamish Kearney)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Jack Beaton	15	5	32	3	2.13	0	0
Hamish Mccrae	15	6	36	1	2.40	1	0
Lachlan Craig	9	0	29	1	3.22	0	0
Simon Close	8.5	0	40	3	4.52	0	1
Anthony Close	10	0	39	2	3.90	0	0

Pigeon Ponds · 1st Innings - Pigeon Ponds 307 (71 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Beaton	lbw: T Officer	0	3	0	0	0.00
Charlie Johnston	b: T Officer	2	15	0	0	13.33
Lachlan Craig	c: M Lang b: C Millard	3	28	0	0	10.71
Simon Close	b: H Kearney	134	138	16	4	97.10
Joshua Grant	b: A Read	19	20	3	0	95.00
Ben Hanrahan (wk) (20)	c: J Hay b: T Officer	90	135	12	1	66.66
Ben McCure	lbw: H Kearney	0	1	0	0	0.00
Peter Staude	not out	27*	39	4	0	69.23
Michael Close	c&b: T Officer	3	14	0	0	21.42
Hamish Mccrae (c)	st: N Cullinane b: A Read	14	18	2	0	77.77
Anthony Close	c: M Lang b: C Millard	8	15	1	0	53.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 0, pen 0)	7
Total	71 Ov (RR 4.32)	307

Did not bat: Will Staude, Will Burbury

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jack Beaton), 2-5 (Charlie Johnston), 3-7 (Lachlan Craig), 4-36 (Joshua Grant), 5-226 (Ben Hanrahan), 6-231 (Ben McCure), 7-256 (Simon Close), 8-273 (Michael Close), 9-298 (Hamish Mccrae), 10-307 (Anthony Close)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Thomas Officer (26)	12	4	29	4	2.41	0
Anthony Read	19	3	77	2	4.05	0
Hamish Kearney (20)	15	1	83	2	5.53	1
Caleb Millard	7	0	35	2	5.00	0
Mitch Lang	6	0	18	0	3.00	0
Eli Crutch	8	2	38	0	4.75	0
Jackson Hay	4	0	22	0	5.50	1

Hamilton · 2nd Innings - Hamilton 0/0

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Eli Crutch	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Mitch Lang (c, wk)	not out	0*	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, pen 0)	0
Total	0 Ov	0/0

Did not bat: Nic Cullinane, Oliver Fenwick, Hamish Kearney (20), Jackson Hay, Anthony Read, Tyler Ellis, Xavier Stevens (24), Thomas Officer (26), Caleb Millard

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb

Hamilton

Nic Cullinane Top-Order Batter 3 rating
Oliver Fenwick Top-Order Batter 3 rating
Hamish Kearney (vc) (20) First-Change Bowler 7 rating
Jackson Hay Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Anthony Read Opening Bowler 7 rating
Tyler Ellis Middle-Order Batter 6 rating
Xavier Stevens (24) Opening Batter 6 rating
Thomas Officer (26) Opening Bowler 13 rating
Mitch Lang (c, wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 13 rating
Eli Crutch Bowling All-Rounder 8 rating
Caleb Millard First-Change Bowler 6 rating

Pigeon Ponds

Ben McCure First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Will Staude Middle-Order Batter 10 rating
Will Burbury Middle-Order Batter – rating
Simon Close Wicketkeeper-Batter 10 rating
Michael Close Middle-Order Batter 11 rating
Peter Staude Wicketkeeper-Batter 9 rating
Joshua Grant Middle-Order Batter 8 rating
Hamish Mccrae (c) Opening Bowler 9 rating
Jack Beaton Opening Bowler 6 rating
Charlie Johnston Top-Order Batter – rating
Ben Hanrahan (wk) (20) Wicketkeeper-Batter 8 rating
Lachlan Craig Second-Change Bowler 8 rating
Anthony Close First-Change Bowler 5 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Hamilton	182 (57.5 ov)	3.15	18	2	8	Tyler Ellis 59
Pigeon Ponds	307 (71 ov)	4.32	38	5	7	Simon Close 134
Hamilton	0/0	–	0	0	0	Eli Crutch 0*

Partnerships · Hamilton

1st wkt 13
2nd wkt 0
3rd wkt 5
4th wkt 57
5th wkt 16
6th wkt 9
7th wkt 26
8th wkt 12
9th wkt 29
10th wkt 15

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

Partnerships · Pigeon Ponds

1st wkt 0
2nd wkt 5
3rd wkt 2
4th wkt 29
5th wkt 190
6th wkt 5
7th wkt 25
8th wkt 17
9th wkt 25
10th wkt 9

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

Partnerships · Hamilton

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.