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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | January 03, 2024

In 1953, LAURIE COOPER (#2), an allrounder and one of the Originals, took the first Waratahs 10 wicket haul for A grade v Easts. He also became the first entry on the Best Match Performance list, scoring 5 & 56 and taking 4-36 and 6-40 as Waratahs won a hard fought match outright by just 25 runs. Of his ten victims, 8 were bowled and 1 lbw in a good display of you miss, I hit bowling. All six of his second innings victims were bowled.

Waratahs v Easts - A grade, 20th December 1952 & 3rd January 1953


In 1970, GREG RUSSELL (#131) made the third highest score in A-Res/2nd grade, with his 172 v Armidale Teachers College. Russell was a prolific run getter in the grade, making 2,153 runs there, including 5 centuries and more than 600 of them in this season alone. Waratahs won by an innings and 179 runs, their second highest victory in this grade.

Waratahs v St Peters - A-Res grade, 3rd & 10th January, 1970

Waratahs 318 (Greg Russell 172, Paul Muldoon 51, Ray Reeves 37, John Russell 23); ATC 92 (John Russell 6-17, Ray Reeves 3-27) and 47 (Allan Cox 5-20)

In A grade, GRAHAM JOHNSON (#207) held 3 catches in an innings for A grade v St Peters.


In 1987, MICHAEL CONNOLLY (#293) had a day out for 1sts v Easts, making 109 of Waratahs 7-169 in their one-day game victory. TIM MULDOON (#296) held 3 catches in Easts reply and although recently ex-Waratahs Roger Sattler had the pleasure of dismissing Connolly, the tables were turned when Conno bagged Satts for a duck.

Waratahs v Easts - 1st grade, 3rd January 1987


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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Waratahs CC of Armidale; The Tahs Inc
www.thetahs.com.au
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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