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ON THIS DAY - 8th March

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | March 09, 2026

In 1969. BILL THOMPSON (#185) made a quick 106 for A grade v TAS, to wrap up first innings points by five wickets on the first afternoon. Brian Joice (#218) had earlier taken 6-54 of the TAS innings of 170.


In 1975, BRIAN JOICE (#218) took 7-41 for A-Res grade v Uni Vets.


In 1986, TIM MULDOON (#296), after making 99 out of 176 in the first innings against Hillgrove, made 61 out of 1-144 in the second, adding 97 with James Campbell (#382) for the second wicket. In doing so, he became the sixth and last Waratahs player to score two fifties in the same match. Andrew McNeill (#419) and Michael Connolly (#293) routed Hillrove with McNeill taking 6-37.

Waratahs v Hillgrove - 1st grade, 1st & 8th March 1986

Players Who Scored Fifties In Both Innings.

GRAHAM JOHNSON (#207) made 113 for 2nd grade v TAS.

TIM BINDLEY (#393) bowled 25 overs in the afternoon (7-82) in a typically big-hearted effort, trying to prevent Hillgrove building a big lead. Harry Browne couldn't be budged until he had made his hundred and then Waratahs collapsed in just 26 overs to lose outright.

Waratahs v Hillgrove - 3rd grade, 1st & 8th March 1986

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Waratahs CC of Armidale; The Tahs Inc
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Armidale, Australia
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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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