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PRELIMINARY FINALS – 4th Grade v Easts, 1998

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | March 23, 2026

Waratahs, unbeaten in the season until their semi-final loss, were keen to get into the Grand Final to prove how good they were. None were keener than their skipper, Albert Hofkamp (#476) and he and son Carl (#677) got the first two wickets despite Easts bright start. Roger Roan (#176), with a cast of thousands bowling from the other end, then wheeled away, grabbing occasional wickets but it wasn’t until Wes Davis (#386) came into the attack that Waratahs gained complete master over Easts. Roan and Davis bowled 30 overs between them taking 7-49.

Waratahs lost two quick wickets before stumps to Coffey, but on the Sunday, with Graham Patterson (#346) dropping a rather large anchor at one end and first Lindsay McIntyre (#788) and then Ryan McDonald (#782) playing shots all around the ground, 4ths cruised to victory at about three and a half an over with only 3 wickets down.

Waratahs v Easts – 4th Grade Preliminary Final, 21st & 22nd March 1998

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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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