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Interesting Fact: For all you fellow trainspotters out there, The Nullarbor Plain section of the Indian Pacific Railway between Sydney and Perth, has the world's longest completely straight length of railway track, covering approximately 297 miles without the slightest hint of a curve. 

It was another inauspicious day for the Oz and Kiwi Poms at the weekend. We left Pakenham and Churchill in the middle of two-day games last week, with Pakenham posting 129 and Devon Meadows on 24-1 and Churchill chasing Moe CC's 234-6. Pakenham made a fight of their poor total but finally succumbed with the visitors bowled out for 136 with Zach picking up 2 catches behind the stumps and no time left in the game for a second innings. Churchill recovered from 53-5 to overcome their opponents final total of 247 in a thrilling one wicket victory, but Jordy managed just four with the bat and was wicketless. Ryan Ayers fared slightly better with six runs and two wickets contribution to an excellent win. Sam found himself promoted to Northern Suburbs 2nd grade XI and had to be satisfied with a red ink 1no off his one ball faced, batting at 9 in an imposing 'Burbs total of 264-7 that was 84 too many for their opponents.Sam got the chance to turn his arm over and took 1-23 as the second-string cemented 2nd spot in the table.

Down the road in New Zealand, things weren't any better for new recruit Caleb Donaldson who managed just three in a 66-run defeat. Once again, the Riccarton CC scorer appears to have had a lie in, as Finlay's score hasn't yet been posted, but all Clifton eyes will be focused on the match taking place on February 20th when Caleb and Finlay face off head-to-head in a two-day game. 200 miles or so to the south, lies Carisbrook CC where Clifton's 1900 professional Harold Watson played having emigrated in the days when such things were virtually unheard of. He made a life for himself out there and even has his own Wiki page - HaroldWatson (New Zealand Cricketer)

Scorecards:

Zach – Here

Sam – Here

Jordy & Ryan – Here

Caleb - Here