On the 18 March 1922, Edward William ‘Ted’ Adams scored St George DCC’s first Century in First Grade Cricket. Adams, who had played for a NSW Colts XII in a match against the MCC in 1920, demonstrated his experience in a thrilling innings after a top order collapse. Chasing Mosman’s 8 for 409, St George were in deep trouble at 6 for 76 and 8 for 107, when Adams combined with Syd Francis. The pair put on a 150 run partnership which came to a close with 45 minutes left in the day when Francis was run out trying to help Adams to his century.

Stranded on 99 with only one batsman remaining, Adams was joined by Lawrence Fox who was dismissed for a duck, but not before Adams was able to reach the coveted century. Finishing on 104 not out, Adams had helped St George to a much more respectable total of 263 although the match was still lost.

In what can only be seen as quite the coincidence, St George will take on Mosman 100 years and 1 day since this fine example of the famous St George fighting spirit. Tomorrow’s match also marks a return to two-day cricket for our First graders.

Thank you to Nathan Anderson for this interesting piece as we continue to celebrate our Centenary of First Grade Cricket.