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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | September 22, 2024

* in 1950, Waratahs played its first game as Waratahs Cricket Club of Armidale, when it played against High School (i.e. Armidale HS) in A-Reserve grade on Racecourse 1. They wouldn't last there long, being promoted to A grade before Christmas and staying there until it became 1st grade in 1981. It would remain in 1st grade until 1994. The team for that first game - The Originals - were: S Blake, Laurie Cooper, John Carr, J Hocking, Joe Leahy, Vic Snell, D Nott, Ross Ridley, Beau Richardson (pictured), John Ridley, N Logan and A Kerwin. Can anyone help us with the first names?

* in 1972, Cliff Schaffer and Ian Campbell added a grade record 216 for the second wicket for A-Res v Uralla. Campbelli made 131, his only club hundred. Not bad for the opening day of the season! No scoresheet I'm afraid.

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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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