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ON THIS DAY - 4th March

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | March 04, 2026

In 1967, TOM COOKE (#197) took 7-49 in the first day of the A grade Final against Minor Premiers Ex Services, skittling them for only 124.

K LUCAS (#210) got the bowlers hundred, taking 3-102 as University ran up a huge total in the A-Res grade semi-final.


In 1972, CLIFF SCHAEFFER (246) made the 50th Waratahs hundred, with his only visit to three figures, making 100 not out v Easts, after being 92 not out at the end of the first day. Scores are incomplete for the match but we do know that a very young Neil Baillie made 70 of Easts 159 in the first innings, with Waratahs Paul Bendeich (#239) taking 4-28. Both Waratahs first innings total and Easts second are unknown but there is a foreboding for Easts fortunes in knowing that Bendeich took 8-24, giving him 12-52 for the match.


In 1978, TONY SCANLON (#308) made his only Waratahs hundred, making 103 not out of 4-296 for A-Res grade v Centrals on the first day. The scores for the second day are unknown.

Waratahs v Easts - A-Res grade, 4th & 11th March 1978

Waratahs 4-296 (Tony Scanlon 103x, Graham Frost 66. Col Mack 46, Tim Muldoon 46x, Graham Patterson 24)

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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 & Peter Langston.

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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