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ON THIS DAY - 14th March

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | March 14, 2025

In 1953, ROSS RIDLEY (#8) and DON PAUL (#37) added a grade record 126 for the 5th wicket for A grade v Easts in the semi-final.


In 1981, PAUL BROCK (#391) and BRIAN CONNOLLY (#226) added 101 for the 5th wicket for A-Res grade v St Peters. Brock went on to his sole Waratahs hundred with 118. GRAHAM PATTERSON (#346) joined the best match performance list with 50 and 5-28.

Waratahs v St Peters - A-Res grade, 7th & 14th March 1981


In 1987, MATT CAMPBELL (#363) held 3 catches in St Peters 2nd innings crumple of 46, in which Mick Muldoon starred with the ball. A-Res grade staggered to an outright win.

Waratahs v St Peters - A=Res grade, 7th & 14th March 1987

Things didn't go so well for ALLAN BRETTELL (#509) who bagged a pair for 3rd grade v St Peters.


In 1992, CHRIS DUNCAN (#609) made his only Waratahs hundred as 3rd grade powered on the runs on the first day of the semi final v Ex Services.

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Waratahs CC of Armidale; The Tahs Inc
www.thetahs.com.au
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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