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ON THIS DAY - 21st December

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | December 21, 2023

In 1968, D LITTLE (#199) and JEFF WALSH (#84) both made centuries in their grade record opening partnership of 211 as A-Res grade cruised to 348 v Ex Services. Waratahs won outright by an innings despite a very early hundred by Mick Hawkins.

Waratahs v Ex Services - A-Res grade, 14th & 21st December 1968

Ex Services 120 (Jeff Walsh 3-10, Gary Holloway 3-36) and 212 (Mick Hawkins 108x); Waratahs 348 (Jeff Walsh 125ret, D Little 107)

In A grade, wicketkeeper TERRY BETTS(#205) held 3 catches in Easts 2nd innings after Waratahs declared early in order to chase the outright and then collapsed in their second innings to lose outright instead!

Waratahs v Easts - A grade, 14th & 21st December 1968

 

In 1985, in a game in which we don't know the result, only highlights, DANIEL RYAN (#514) and IAN CAMPBELL (#212) added a grade record 104 unbeaten for the 9th wicket for 5th grade v YCW. Earlier in the innings, ALEC FINLAYSON (#340) made 117, the second of his three centuries for Waratahs.

In 3rd grade, fledgling wicketkeeper, JOHN WHITTALL (#499), held 3 catches in an innings v Churches. Of note: Mark Dymock, a few years before he scored 4 centuries before Christmas for Waratahs, opened the bowling for Churches and took 7-60.

Waratahs v Churches - 3rd grade, 14th & 21st December 1985

 

In 1991, BEN FISHER (#613) held 3 catches in an innings for 3rd grade v Easts.


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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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