Oz Watch - Week Two
Interesting Fact: Australia is roughly 31 to 32 times biggerthan the UK in terms of land area. This is calculated by dividing Australia'stotal area of about 7,688,287km2 by the UK's area of about 243,610km2. (See Pic).
- Calculation: 7,688,287 ÷ 243,610 = 31.56
Week Two:
Sam Winstanley took the plaudits in week 2 of the adventuredown under, as his Northern Suburbs side were the only winners out of the threein week 2.
Winning the toss and batting first, Sam batted at seven andopened his account with a promising 29, including five fours and a six, as histeam posted 182-8 in their 40 overs. His day didn't end there though as he nextfound himself opening the bowling! He didn't disappoint either, bowling hisfive overs for only eight runs and capturing his first wicket, with a maidenalso thrown into the mix.
A mere cockstride of 800 miles further South, Jordy Highamalso had a good day at the office, despite finishing on the losing side. Hewill have been delighted to outshine skipper Ryan Ayres however, scoring 32 toRyan's 15 in a disappointing total of just 116. Jordy smashed two fours and twosixes in his innings, which was his side's top score, suggesting that he won'tbe batting at number 8 for long. Earlier, opponents Morwell has posted 175-5with Jordy bowling 10 overs and taking 1-33, again eclipsing Ryan's 0-39 off 9.
Sadly Zach's Pakenham CC also went down as opponentsTooradin posted an impressive 276-3 in only 40 overs. Zach got to the creasewith two overs of the Pakenham innings remaining and his single run washopefully the first of many as his side managed to pass the 200 mark but fell57 runs short of their target.
Scorecard for Zach is Here
Scorecard for Sam is Here
Scorecard for Jordy & Ryan is Here
OZ WATCH: Following Our Lads Down Under
Thu 9 Oct 2025
As the English Winter sets in and our square starts its well earned rest, three of our Clifton lads (And with Ryan Ayres on Baby-Sitting duty) have headed for sunnier skies and faster pitches in Australia.
Zach, Sam and Jordy are spending their off-season playing club cricket in Victoria and New South Wales, and we thought it only right to keep tabs on their adventures, both on and off the field.
Enter ‘OZ Watch’ (Found under News tab) Your weekly dose of updates, anecdotes, and cricketing curiosities from the Southern Hemisphere, all expertly scribed by our very own Chief Reporter. Whether it's wickets, runs, rain delays or rogue BBQs, we’ll bring you the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
To kick things off, we thought we'd start with a bit of a geography lesson…
Zach and Jordy are in and around Melbourne, around 60 miles apart from each other (See Pic), but Sam, is some 800 miles away in Maitland at the Lorn Park Oval, which in north of Sydney.
Week One: And with Sam having to wait a week before his fixtures start, you would think that Jordy and Zach were still in blighty with Jordy being rained off and Zach trying to hit his third ball from Melbourne to Sydney and steepling the ball so high that it came down with snow on it (do they have snow in Oz – who knows?).
There the bad news ends though as Zach’s Pakenham Premier team won the toss and lodged a challenging 196-9 in their forty overs. Opponents Devon Meadows were never in the hunt after Zach snaffled two catches to remove both openers, a position from which they never recovered being finally dismissed for only 108 in the 34th over.
Zach’s next outing is against Tooradin on Saturday 11th. Meanwhile Jordy will hope to beat the rain on Saturday against Morwell and Sam’s side face Kurri and Weston, also on Saturday 11th.
Scorecard for Zach is HERE