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ON THIS DAY - 12th March

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | March 12, 2025

In 1966, TOM COOKE (#197) took 7-33, humbling Uralla A grade for just 57, after Bede Ryan and Walter Taylor got them of to 0-32 start. Uralla saved the outright thanks to Taylor but ERIC SMITH (#82) took 3-5 and 3-8 for the match. On the first day, a 101 opening partnership between BILL THOMPSON (#185 and ALAN GRAY (#26) and then 96 between ALAN COX (#160) and D LITTLE (#199) made up the bulk of Waratahs 7-298 on the first day. Victory by 241 runs is one of Waratahs biggest wins in A grade.

Waratahs v Uralla - A grade, 5th & 12th March 1966

In 1983, two of Waratahs greatest juniors combined to record the highest partnership in all grades. After an early wicket against Hillgrove, TIM MULDOON (#296) and GRAHAM FROST (#333) batted out the rest of the afternoon, adding 293 for the second wicket, unbeaten. Muldoon's 171 not out is the highest individual score in the top grade and Frost also topped three figures with his best 1st grade score of 117 not out. The teens chased down Hillgrove's first day 252 which had featured a century from Geoff Wood.

Waratahs v Hillgrove - 1st grade, 5th & 12th March 1983


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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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