ON THIS DAY - 23rd September
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | September 23, 2023
In 1961, GRAEME HOOPER (#101) held 3 catches in an innings for B grade v Armidale Teachers College.
In 1967, BILL THOMPSON (#185) was out for 93, chasing his hundred before the target was reached for A grade against University. Waratahs chased down 216 with Thompson as the anchor in a series of handy partnerships with Bruce Kellaway, K Baldwin and Terry Betts. It was the start of a purple patch for Thompson, whose pre-Christmas scores were 93 v University, 110 v TAS, 95x v Churches, 71 v Teachers College, 3 & 24 v Ex Services, 6 v Uralla and 113 v Easts ... 515 runs @ 73.6
On the same day in A-Res grade, J .McDonald's 90 retired hurt held Waratah's second innings together to avoid an outright defeat at the hands of University.
Waratahs v University - A grade, 16th & 23rd September, 1967
