ON THIS DAY - 30th November
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | November 30, 2023
In 1968, all rounder BOB BRENNAN (#127) made 125 as A-Res grade beat Dumaresq comfortably in a game where both sides made 200 plus in their first innings. A very young Peter Schaefer made runs for Dumaresq. Brennan was a handy allrounder, with more than two thousand runs and a hundred wickets in his 11 seasons and about a third of his appearances in A grade. His other hundred was in A grade, he took 7-22 when he was a youngster in B grade and match figures of 10-64 when he first came up into A-Res grade.
Waratahs v Dumaresq - A-Res grade, 30th November & 7th December 1968
Waratahs 261 (Bob Brennan 125, Brendan McGee 41) and 7-144 (Ian Campbell 59, Allan Smith 25); Dumaresq 211 (Peter Schaefer 76. Tony Failes 4-21)
In 1996, wicketkeeper JAMES HILLARD (#592) held 4 catches in an innings for 3rd grade v Wollomombi. Hillard developed as a one of the better glovemen of the 1990's, making his debut under Bob Hughes guidance in 5th grade in 1988. He could be handy with the bat as he gained more experience. Had 1st grade been available to him regularly at Waratahs, he probably would have been a strong contender for a spot there.
Waratahs v Wollomombi - 3rd grade, 23rd & 30th November 1996
