ON THIS DAY - 12th February
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | February 12, 2024
In 1966, PHIL McCANN (#202) joined the Best Performance in a Match list, for A-REs v St Peters, taking 5-24 on the first day and then making 78 on the second, in a partnership of 150 for the 4th wicket with GREG RUSSELL (#131) who went on to make 104.
A-Res v St Peters - A-Res grade, 5th & 12th February 1966
St Peters 172 (M Collins 74. P McCann 5-24, J McCann 3-28) and 5-136; Waratahs 5(dec)307 (Greg Russell 104, P McCann 78, Max Schaefer 39, Keith McIntyre 36, R McIntyre 27)
In 1977, TERRY MACKENZIE (#54 - pictured), in a rare appearance in A-Res grade, took 10-56 (5-31 & 5-+25) v Easts. Only 24 of his club tally of 335 wickets were captured in A-Res.
A-Res v Easts - A-Res grade, 5th & 12th February 1977
Waratahs 212 (Tony Scanlon 46, A Ley 44, Bill Kempster 42, D Peter 24x. T Pullen 5-59); Easts 91 (Terry Mackenzie 5-31, Bill Kempster 3-23) and 8-147 (Terry Mackenzie 5-25, Bill Kempster 3-41)
In B grade, a very young MICHAEL CONNOLLY (#293) took 7-52 for B grade in Uralla's 2nd innings, after Tim Muldoon had 8-53 in the first. Neither took ten for the match! No scorecard available.
