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Interesting Fact: Did you know about Clifton CC link to an Australian member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel who has officiated in 107ODI’s and 98 Test Matches? In the 1980’s Rod Tucker (Pictured) was a swashbuckling Aussie overseas player for Farnworth CC and it was there he bumped into then Clifton CC Pro, Stuart Adams, or more accurately, Rod’s Sister bumped into Stuart! Soon the couple were married and Stuart jetted off to Oz, never to be seen again.

Zach continued his opening batsman role for the start of the two day game against bottom club Officer CC. Officer is a suburb of Melbourne named after the principle employer in the area in the mid-19^thcentury. Zach’s 39 (48 balls, including 5 boundaries) provided a solid start for the rest of the batting order, who piled up 309 runs which they will hope to defend on day two next weekend, to pull clear of the bottom regions of the league (sorry, ladder). Zach may be a tad disappointed to have presented are turn catch to the bowler having created a base for himself, but hopefully the experience he is gaining from opening the batting in grade 1 cricket will stand him in good stead for April 2026. The 2-day match continues next Saturday.

Up the road, Churchill CC had an exceedingly bad day at the office against Glengarry CC, who leapfrogged them in the ladder leaving Ryan& Jordy’s side in sixth spot out of eight. Chasing last week’s 237, they fell to a resounding 106 run defeat, despite Ryan top scoring for Churchill CC with 47, following up his 5 for 47 on day 1 last weekend. Jordy scored 6 with the bat and was one of nine Churchill CC batsmen to fail to reach double figures.

After being called up for the 2^nd day of Northern Suburbs CC grade 2 cricket last weekend, Sam found himself selected to start this weekend’s 2^nd grade one day game. The downside to this promotion is that he no longer features in the principle batting and bowling lineups as you might expect, and so it proved, as his side knocked off City United CC’s144 inside 16 overs for the loss of only 2 wickets. It’s a great credit for Sam to feature at 2^nd grade level and hopefully he can bide his time and cement his place in the side and start to contribute with the bat that will compliment his undoubted fielding prowess and improve his all-round skill set.  

Scorecards:

Zach – Here

Ryan & Jordy – Here

Sam - Here