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Interesting Fact: For all you fellowtrainspotters out there, The Nullarbor Plain section of the Indian PacificRailway between Sydney and Perth, has the world's longest completely straightlength of railway track, covering approximately 297 miles without the slightesthint of a curve. 

It was another inauspicious day for the Oz and Kiwi Poms atthe weekend. We left Pakenham and Churchill in the middle of two-day games lastweek, with Pakenham posting 129 and Devon Meadows on 24-1 and Churchill chasingMoe CC's 234-6. Pakenham made a fight of their poor total but finally succumbedwith the visitors bowled out for 136 with Zach picking up 2 catches behind thestumps and no time left in the game for a second innings. Churchill recoveredfrom 53-5 to overcome their opponents final total of 247 in a thrilling onewicket victory, but Jordy managed just four with the bat and was wicketless.Ryan Ayers fared slightly better with six runs and two wickets contribution toan excellent win. Sam found himself promoted to Northern Suburbs 2nd grade XIand had to be satisfied with a red ink 1no off his one ball faced, batting at 9in 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-stringcemented 2nd spot in the table.

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

Scorecards:

Zach – Here

Sam – Here

Jordy & Ryan – Here

Caleb - Here