ON THIS DAY - 3rd December
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | December 03, 2023
In 1960, the man they called Tall Tony, TONY MORRISS (#78) took 10-96 (8-52 & 2-44) for A-Res grade v Hillgrove. The man was a legend of the lower grades, taking 305 wickets for the club. His 179 wickets in B/4th grade are easily the most ever.
Waratahs v Hillgrove - A-Res grade, 26th November & 3rd December 1960
In 1977, SYD PHILP (#269) made 104 for B grade v Ex Services.
Waratahs v Ex Services - B grade, 26th November & 3rd December 1977
Waratahs 312 (Syd Philp 104, Lyndon Strong 77, John Baillie 41. P Merrick 6-104); Ex Services 179 (D McCann 83. David Wheaton 5-28) and 66 (Peter Baillie 4-20, David Wheaton 4-26)
In 1988, wicketkeeper Matt Campbell (#363) held 3 catches in an innings for 3rd grade v Centrals
In 1994, a nice father and son moment for ROGER ROAN (#176) and MICHAEL ROAN (#836-pictured) when they added 125 for the 2nd wicket in a one day game for 5th grade v Norths/St Peters. Even more special as the veteran Roger went on to 127, not only his only Waratahs hundred but the only one in a continuous cricketing career in Armidale that spanned back more than 30 years.
Waratahs v Norths/St Peters - 5th grade, 3rd December 1994
On the same day in 4th grade, JOE CAIRNS (#726) made his only Waratahs hundred, 132 not out v Norths/St Peters.
Waratahs v Norths/St Peters - 4th grade, 3rd December 1994
Up in 2nd grade, MATT PINE (#621) was stranded on 98 not out when Waratahs forty overs were up against Uralla. His 4-19 got his side back in the game late in Uralla's victory.
Waratahs v Uralla - 2nd grade, 3rd December 1994
In 2005, STUART McCLINTOCK (#870)* made 106x for 3rd grade v Uralla: the last Waratahs hundred, number 196. The first was scored by FRED SKILLICORN (#31) for A grade v Wests, fifty two years earlier.
*This is one of the newly recovered records.
