HOW do you organise a major club championship (men's pairs) when the temperature is predicted to reach 40 degrees?

THE future of local cricket is in good hands, with Casterton’s Billy Rhook joining Hamilton District Cricket Association Hurricanes teammates for a big week at the annual Portland Under-13 Country Week carnival.

THANKS to a brilliant century from Macarthur’s Ollie Wortley, the Demons posted a very healthy total of 272 off their 75 overs against St Andrew’s in a Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s (HDCA) A grade round 11 clash on Saturday.

IT was a hard-fought win for Portland’s Country Basketball League women’s side on Sunday, with the young line up securing an 83-75 victory against Horsham.

WORLD champion carriage driver, Boyd Exell made the trip down to the south-west for a carriage driving clinic at Warrayure which was organised by local carriage driver, Elizabeth Lawrence, and attracted drivers from all over the country.

SIMON Close has continued his stellar season for Pigeon Ponds, falling just short of his second ton, after he made a hard-earned 95 off 174 balls at Dahl Turf.

IT was a day to remember for Ecklin South’s Margaret Lee, scooping the pool to win both the Hamilton Trotters Cup and Hamilton Pacing Cup on Sunday.

TYRENDARRA claimed the Portland and District Cricket Association’s Twenty20 grand final by the narrowest of margins on Friday evening, defeating Portland Tigers by just a solitary run at Henty Park.

THOROUGHBRED racing returns to Hamilton on Tuesday, the club’s final summer meeting before track renovations take place.

HAMILTON and District Cricket Association’s (HDCA) representative future is in good hands with the youngest Hurricanes performing well at the annual Portland Under-13 Country Week carnival this week.