Waratahs v Easts 1983-84 Armidale District Cricket Association Final
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | September 17, 2023
In 1984, 1st grade rose from a poor first day to comfortably take the Premiership from Easts.
Graham Frost (48) and Greg Johnson (20) gave the side a start but the middle order fell apart in the face of a surprising 6-51 from Tony Marquardt.
New ball veteran, Steve Reading (Klink), came into the side to replace the regular skipper, Wes Davis, was ruled out when his ovoids lost their wrinkles.
Klink, always able to talk up a big game, applied the Bingara Bullshit to Easts gun, Rick Porter. Changing the field twice, swapping from over to around the wicket twice, consulting stand-in skipper Tim Muldoon three times … and all before a ball was bowled to Porter, standing watching and remarking his guard.
When he eventually delivered, a slow leg break was the last thing expected or the wait too long, because Porter was bowled, neck and crop.
Add the wickets of Ray Eddie and Bruce Taylor and The Colonel’s 3-14 off 9 turned this into “Klink’s Final”, despite Joe Harrison taking 6-24 and the lethal accuracy of Andrew McNeill (1-20 off 16).
