From the Vault: 1994/95 First Grade Final

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club | January 29, 2025

Imagine making a first grade grand final and coming up against a team that contained six current first class players. The North Sydney team from the 1994-95 season did just that when they arrived at Bankstown Oval for the three day match commencing April 7th.

Norths themselves had three first class players in Phil Marks, Scott Hookey and Warwick Adlam but this opposition, on their home ground would prove to be a supreme test. Bankstown players to wear the state cap were current CA chief Kevin Roberts, Scott Thompson, Dean Waugh, Steve Small, David Freedman and Wayne Holdsworth. 

Reputations proved little to Bears opening bowler Matt White who returned figures of 12-4-23-6 to see Bankstown skittled for a meagre 87. White's 25 runs in the lower order with the not out 29 from Mick McMahon saw Norths ahead after totalling 196. 87 from Small and a solid 104 from Scott Grant in the second innings left the Bears chasing 255 for victory.

At 4-39 Norths were in all sorts and despite a fighting 123 from Marks our boys were all out for 198 with three wickets apiece to Freedman, Holdsworth and Thompson.