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ON THIS DAY - 9th November

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs) | November 09, 2025

In 1963, GEOFF MARSHALL (#156) made the highest score in A-Res/2nd grade history, with 176 in their 246 run victory over Armidale High School. He and W Porter (#164) dismissed AHS cheaply and then set about devouring a run feast.

Waratahs v AHS - A-Res grade, 2nd & 9th November 1964

AHS 103 (Geoff Marshall 4-50, W Porter 3-22) and 3-161 (R McNaught 58x. Peter Barrett 3-24); lost to Waratahs 7(dec) 349 (Geoff Marshall 176, Bob Brennan 89, Hugh Ferris 37)

BRIAN BARRETT (#117) starred in B grade's comfortable outright win v Hillgrove. After trailing on the first innings, despite Barrett taking 5-18, Waratahs stormed to the win dismissing HIllgrove second time around for just 24, with Barrett taking another five to finish with 10-30 for the match. Dick Russell (#132) was the other tormentor of the Grovers, with seven wickets.

Waratahs v Hillgrove - B grade, 2nd & 9th November 1964

Waratahs 62 and 147 (Bill Nixon 22, Brian Barrett 22) defeated Hillgrove 73 (Brian Barrett 5-18, Dick Russell 3-23) and 24 (Brian Barrett 5-12, Dick Russell 4-9) outright by 112 runs.


In 1996, wicketkeepr PHIL REES (#636) held 3 catches in an innings for 4th grade v Norths.


In 2002, PHIL ALLEN (#625), a long time servant of the club from the late 1980's right through to the Naughties, made his only hundred, 102 for 3rd grade v TAS. Phil scored 1,156 runs for Waratahs and took 68 wickets.

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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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