COLLEGE Turf is the venue for the match of the round in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade match of the round, as College hosts Pigeon Ponds in a vital round 12 encounter.

HAMILTON Cricket Club stalwart, Adrian Ferguson, gained more reward for his many years of hard toil as a bowler last Saturday when he claimed the third hat-trick of his Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) career in the match against College Eagles at College Turf.

GRAMPIANS has continued its dominant season, collecting the Hamilton and District Cricket Association One-Day Shield with victory against Pigeon Ponds at Dahl Turf on Thursday.

THE Surry District Tennis Association returns for round 12 tomorrow with teams searching for some consistency heading into the last four rounds before finals.

WHERE do we start this first post-Christmas Saturday pennant report? Grangeburn defeating Balmoral by one shot, Penshurst defeated Portland on the last end, four rink draws over all divisions and a high team score of 34, while Hamilton increased the gap at the top of the division one ladder or the last four contestants for the Playing Area champion of club singles championships.

THEY didn’t do it as easily as they would have liked to, but nonetheless Portland Tigers managed to get a win over South Portland in the Portland and District Cricket Association on Saturday, getting home thanks to a huge eighth-wicket partnership.

HAMILTON and District Cricket Association will celebrate Australia Day in its usual manner with the staging of the One Day Shield Final at Dahl Turf tomorrow, as Grampians and Pigeon Ponds do battle for the short format trophy.

HAMILTON Golf Club is about to start its Beginners and Emerging Golfers Program next month which is open to all players both male and female.

THREE Portlanders took to the court in Warrnambool last week to compete in their Association Croquet Championships, with players finishing with some strong results.

A WEEK is a long time in politics, and so it is in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition, as Pigeon Ponds loosened Grampians’ grip on the minor premiership with victory against both Hamilton and Casterton District.