THERE is a tradition in cricket whereby players raise their bat to acknowledge hitting a century, the same should be done by St Andrew’s veteran, Craig Dimond, as he enters the field of play at Clem Young Oval for his 500th game for his beloved club today.

WITH one day remaining before the Hamilton and District Cricket Association goes into the Christmas-new year hiatus, all six games today have a bearing on not only the premiership ladder but also the one-day ladder, as the teams revert to the shorter format to end 2024.

COLLEGE has won its third Hamilton and District Cricket Association T20 title in four years after successfully chasing down Pigeon Ponds’ 161 runs at Kennedy Oval West on Thursday night.

CRICKET Victoria is currently staging its Country Cup carnivals for Under-15 Girls and Under-16 Boys with two local cricketers representing the Western Waves region with both teams undefeated alone at the top of the ladder after the first two games.

CASTERTON DISTRICT has failed to hunt down the 39 runs the Maroons required at the start of day two in the round seven Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade game against Portland Tigers at Henty Park on Saturday.

THE Hamilton District Cricket Association T20 final is locked in after Pigeon Ponds and College both won through in their semi-finals against Macarthur and St Andrew’s respectively on Thursday night.

CASTERTON District enters day two of its round seven Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade game against Portland Tigers at Hanlon Park knowing victory is only 39 runs away.

THE past two months have been whirlwind of emotions for local cricketer, Nic Cullinane, who has represented Victoria in two national cricket carnivals at Over-50s and Over-55s level while dealing with the loss of his son eight weeks ago.

THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition saw day one of round seven staged with College batsmen, Adrian Burn and Charles Murrie, rescuing their side from a precarious position to end the day in the driver’s seat against Hamilton at College Turf on Saturday.

MACARTHUR opened its T20 title defence against Grampians at PP3 on Thursday, winning by five wickets.