ON THIS DAY - 30th December
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | December 30, 2023
In 1961, TONY MORRISS (#78) took the third of his three hat tricks for Waratahs. This one was for A-Res grade v Uralla, in a match played over the New Year period. Morriss was one of only six bowlers to take 300 wickets for the club and is the leading wicket taker in B/4th grade with 179. He took the most hat tricks, taking 50 wickets in a season three times. Tom Cooke, who did that feat four times, is the only player to exceed him. A rarity in this match was two hat tricks, the second taken by Uralla's K Grills. Uralla's team featured some handy cricketers and well-known family cricketing names from the town: Grills, Barnden, Croft and Whackett.
Waratahs v Uralla - A-Res grade, 30th December 1961 & 6th January 1962