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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | February 12, 2024

In 1984, GRAHAM FROST (#333) made 102x for 1st grade, anchoring the innings in chasing down YCW. After Roger Sattler's whirlwind 71 in an opening stand of 99, a mini collapse saw Waratahs in strife until calmer heads prevailed. Future 'tah, Chris Drake, was the steady hand in YCW's innings.

Waratahs v YCW - 1st grade, 4th & 10th February 1984

In 2nd grade, GRAHAM JOHNSON (#207) made a trademark 119, bating with the tail and chasing down St Peters 229.

Waratahs v St Peters - 2nd grade, 4th & 11th February 1984

Its hard to know what was more amazing from those two games: Mal McLean opening the bowling for YCW or Ian Watts bowling 23 overs for St Peters!


In 1989, TIM BINDLEY (#393) racked up a hundred with the ball, takin g 3-110 for 3rd grade v Easts.

Waratahs v Easts - 3rd grade, 11th & 18th February 1989

In 4ths, wicketkeeper SYD PHILP (#269) held 3 catches in an innings v Easts.

Waratahs v Easts - 4th grade, 11th & 18th February 1989


In 1995, MATT PINE (#621) and JASON FITTLER (#564) added a grade record 182 unbeaten for the 4th wicket for 2nd grade v Easts. Pine opened and made 125 not out.

Waratahs v Easts - 2nd grade, 11th & 18th February 1995

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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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