ON THIS DAY - 20th February
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | February 20, 2026
In 1960, ERIC SMITH (#82) cleaned up Churches, 7-31, as A grade managed to turn the game around after a low first innings total.
Waratahs v Churches - A grade, 20th & 27th February 1960
In 1965, GEOFF MARSHALL (#156), a young star who had set records coming up throught the Waratahs ranks, completed an outstanding match for A grade v Uralla. After making 94 batting at #3 on the first day, he bowled 31 eight ball overs on the second afternoon, starting with the new ball and taking 4-100 including two caught and bowled.
Waratahs v Uralla - A grade, 13th & 20th February 1965
In 1982, GLEN SCHAEFER (#373) made a sparkling 115 as 2nd grade overcame Centrals. Chasing 189 and at one stage being 4-69, Schafe led a counter attack that destroyed Centrals at nearly six an over and only ended when he was run out after adding 108 with MARK O'SHEA (#369) for the fifth wicket.
Waratahs v Centrals - 2nd grade, 13 & 14th February 1982
In 1988, GRAHAM PATTERSON (#346) made 118 v YCW as 4th grade recorded their highest ever score, thanks to further handy contributions from Peter Bloomfield (#531), Matthew Allom (#506) , Mark Charter (#515) and Xavier Tras. Patto and Bloomfield added 132 for the 4th wicket and Allom and Charts 121 for the 7th. For Bloomfield and Allom, it was their highest scores for Waratahs. YCW tried their hardest to loose outright with the spolis shared.
Waratahs v YCW - 4th grade, 20th & 27th February 1988
In 1993, MARK TANNER (#573 - pictured) made 55 not out to wag an otherwise stubby 1st grade tail on the first day against St Peters and then on the second, subbing in as wicket keeper, held six catches, including five in St Peters first innings. That places Spanner on par with Steve Hadfield (#524), Peter Morse (#19) and Ross Ridley (#8) with the second most dismissals in a match and just one behind Ross Ridley (again) and Jason Kelleher (#415) with 7. Whilst Kelleher held 7 catches, the master gloveman Ridley had 5 stumpings in his total!
Waratahs v St Peters - 1st grade, 13th & 20th February 1993
LACHLAN BENNETT (#587) held 3 catches in an innings as 4th grade chased some leather on the first day but then batted with mastery on the second and was unlucky not to get a hundred, adding 157 with opener Rohan Patterson (#584) for the 3rd wicket after Waratahs were 2-12. Tony Yeomans (#649) and Bob Hughes (#511) hit the winning runs and enjoyed some batting practice.
Waratahs v St Peters - 4th grade, 13th & 20th February 1993
Not so happy a day for Peter McDonald down in 5th, who bagged a pair as Waratahs bowlers only took one wicket across two St Peters innings and 290 runs!
