ON THIS DAY - 24th September
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | September 24, 2023
In 1955, PETER MORSE (#19) carried his bat, making 28 of Waratahs A grade total of 45 v University, in an innings in which Alan Gray, Ross Ridley and Norm Buckley got three runs between them! Morse was handy top order bat and an outstanding wicketkeeper whose eight year, stop-start career with Waratahs spanned from 1950 to 1963.
In 1960, JOHN McINTYRE (#99) took 7-17 for B grade v Public Service.
In 1977, GRAHAM PATTERSON (#346) began his long career with Waratahs. A legend of the lower grades, Patto played 23 seasons for Waratahs, with only Alan Gray and Graham Johnson playing more. He only played A/1st twice but in one of those appearances, he top scored. The majority of his appearances were in A-Res/2nd or B/4th grade, where he is among the leading career run scorers. His overall total of 4,824 runs included two centuries and places him 4th on the list of run scorers for Waratahs. His mystery spinners took 154 wickets, with a best of 6-37. He was also an excellent fieldsman who deputised behind the stumps at times and held 86 catches. Patto was the ultimate clubman, holding a variety of executive positions, including President, was almost always at every training session and represented the club on the ADCA for the majority of his playing career. Loved a long chat about the game, square cutting and peanuts.
