ON THIS DAY - 25th January

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | January 25, 2024

(pictured) Ben and Martin Campbell

In 1964, NIGEL RICHARDSON (#103) bagged a hat trick for A grade v Uralla, with BRIAN ROBERTS (#114) catching two of them among the three catches he took in the innings. Of note on the team sheet is Roger Roan, who played a few games for the 'tahs in the New Year of '64, before returning to Churches. It was not uncommon for players to swap clubs mid season back in the day.

Waratahs v Uralla - A grade, 18th & 25th January 1964

In 1969, J McCANN (#222) made his only Waratahs hundred, scoring 103 not out for A-Res grade v Churches and in the process, adding 109 with D GARNER (#221) for the 4th wicket.

A-Res v Churches - A-Res grade, 25th January & 1st February 1969

Churches 64 (Col Marshall 5-34) and 114 (Graham Philp 57x. J McCann 4-19, Greg Russell 4-38); Waratahs 6dec-263 (J McCann 103x, D Garner 49, Keith McIntyre 38, Greg Russell 33)

In 1986, BEDE RYAN (#503) held 4 catches in an innings for 1st grade v Centrals, including two off his own bowling.

Waratahs v Centrals - 1st grade, 25th January 1986

In 1992, BEN CAMPBELL (#489) made the highest score by a Waratahs player in any grade, when he made 214 in 4th grade v Churches. Amazingly, it was a one day game of only 40 overs duration, so there were only 240 balls available to all batsmen in the innings, meaning Campbell's ball striking must have been prodigious. Unfortunately, no scorecard exists. One of the seriously remarkable cricket feats ever performed for Waratahs and the only double century. The next highest scores in all grades are nearly 40 runs behind Campbell's high water mark. Also astonishing is that it was his only hundred for Waratahs!