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ON THIS DAY - 18th December

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | December 18, 2023

In 1971, BILL THOMPSON (#185) and ALAN GRAY (#26) added 104 unbeaten for the 1st wicket for A grade v Churches. With only an hour left in the match and after Waratahs lost on the first innings, Thompson hit 84 runs (8 sixes & 7 fours) in just 45 minutes (11 eight ball overs) to deliver an outright victory. The first 50 came in three overs. Earlier, R OWEN (#244) held 3 catches as Churches folded for just 74 in their second innings.

Waratahs v Churches - A grade, 11th & 18th December, 1971

In A-Res grade, IAN CAMPBELL (#212) made 97 as Waratahs chased Bundarra's 7-306.

Waratahs v Bundarra - A-Res grade, 11th & 18th December, 1971

Bundarra 7-306 (N Warwick 125, Paul Bendeich 3-88); Waratahs 247 (Ian Campbell 97, Wayne Holloway 42, Bob Barwick 21)

In 1993, GRANT HARLOW (#721) held 3 catches in an innings for 4th grade v YCW-Centrals.

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Armidale, Australia

The history of a proud club which grew men from boys through the simple act of trusting them with something very precious.

Favourite players: Life members: Alan Gray, Harry Deiderick, Graham Johnson, Ian Campbell, Syd Philp, Graham Patterson & Albert Hofkamp.

Favourite grounds: Wicklow Oval (Rologas Fields), Harris Park, West Armidale Park (Lambert Park), The Armidale Sportsground

All-time cricket hero: Any bloke in the Royal Blue cap.

Favourite bat: The one that scored the most.

Most memorable moment in cricket:
1952-53 A grade Final, beating Easts 2 outright after our worst A/1st grade total in the sixty year history of the club. Beat the very strong Uralla in the last round to just scrape into the semis and then Easts 1 in the Semi. Played one player short on the first day after a mix up with team sheets and made 163 in the sunshine, Ross Ridley 59. Easts 0-57 at stumps after four dropped catches. Didn't play the second day for two weeks because of the Armidale Show and then after four days of heavy rain. Wicket now a sticky and impossible to bat on. Easts all out for 95, Don Paul 6-24. Batting a second time, Waratahs still one short and Ridley now out injured, all out for 21. Easts needing 90 don't make it to halfway, all out for 43, Don Paul 7-20. Waratahs win their first premiership in only their third season.

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